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PLATE XXIV.
[ Length, 5 f. Old No. A 76. New No. 49. ]
This slab contains two horsemen proceeding to join the caval-
cade ; it is exceedingly well executed, the action is spirited, the
composition agreeably varied, and the positions easy and graceful.
The first rider is habited, like some we have already seen, with the
sleeveless chiton, and the plain cuirass fitted close to the form of
the body. The next varies from most of the others, he is older
and bearded, and his dress somewhat differently arranged, his
chlamys is fastened in front of his neck, and floats behind him;
his chiton is fastened with a double girdle round his waist, but
passes above, only over one shoulder, as if the button or broach
upon the other shoulder had become unfastened, an apparent
accident which artists were fond of representing, as it afforded
them a greater opportunity of varying the forms of their draperies,
as well as of displaying their knowledge of the anatomy of the hu-
man figure. This arrangement of the chiton is illustrated and more
fully displayed in Plate XXVIII., and what bears the appearance
of negligence may probably be indicative of some peculiar cos-
tume. The head of this person is covered with a cap of appa-
rently soft leather, which accommodates itself to the form, and
much resembles some modifications of the persian cap, especially
as it is sometimes seen upon the head of Atys, furnished with loose
lappets which hang down behind and at the sides ; upon this
figure, the one at the back is fluttering in the air, while the side
lappet appears to be turned up close to the head. The right
hand of the rider is applied to the ear of the horse, probably with
a view to rouse it into more spirited action; this organ is very
sensitive, and it is not an unfrequent practice with grooms to play
PLATE XXIV.
[ Length, 5 f. Old No. A 76. New No. 49. ]
This slab contains two horsemen proceeding to join the caval-
cade ; it is exceedingly well executed, the action is spirited, the
composition agreeably varied, and the positions easy and graceful.
The first rider is habited, like some we have already seen, with the
sleeveless chiton, and the plain cuirass fitted close to the form of
the body. The next varies from most of the others, he is older
and bearded, and his dress somewhat differently arranged, his
chlamys is fastened in front of his neck, and floats behind him;
his chiton is fastened with a double girdle round his waist, but
passes above, only over one shoulder, as if the button or broach
upon the other shoulder had become unfastened, an apparent
accident which artists were fond of representing, as it afforded
them a greater opportunity of varying the forms of their draperies,
as well as of displaying their knowledge of the anatomy of the hu-
man figure. This arrangement of the chiton is illustrated and more
fully displayed in Plate XXVIII., and what bears the appearance
of negligence may probably be indicative of some peculiar cos-
tume. The head of this person is covered with a cap of appa-
rently soft leather, which accommodates itself to the form, and
much resembles some modifications of the persian cap, especially
as it is sometimes seen upon the head of Atys, furnished with loose
lappets which hang down behind and at the sides ; upon this
figure, the one at the back is fluttering in the air, while the side
lappet appears to be turned up close to the head. The right
hand of the rider is applied to the ear of the horse, probably with
a view to rouse it into more spirited action; this organ is very
sensitive, and it is not an unfrequent practice with grooms to play