Cook, Arthur B.: Zeus: a study in ancient religion (Band 3,1): Zeus god of the dark sky (earthquake, clouds, wind, dew, rain, meteorits): Text and notes (Cambridge, 1940)

352 The holed vessel in Egypt

passed from the Pourtales collection1 to a permanent home in the
British Museum2. It is a red-figured amphora of late, coarse style,
and is officially stated to have come from the Basilicata in South
Italy. Its design is identical with that of the Vivenzio vase, apart
from the fact that the decorative details about the 'Canopus' (stars,
rosettes, circles, 'crown') are now missing. Mr H. B. Walters, how-
ever, who kindly examined the vase afresh on my behalf, reports
as follows (May 15, 1911):

'F 147. R.-Rochette's publication seems to be fairly adequate and accurate-
I should like to know if there is any record of the history of this vase before it
came into the Pourtales collection, where it evidently was about 1825—1830-

Fig- 234-

It must surely be the same as the Vivenzio vase though Miss H[arrison] ^asng
realised the fact. As to the stars and circles I can only suppose they w^
restorations which were subsequently removed. I had no knowledge of
Vivenzio publication when the Catalogue was made.

P.S. Since writing the above I have again carefully examined F 147, an ^
the marks as given by Miss H[arrison] are all there, but very faintly enS" ^
in the varnish. I doubt if they are original. There is also a crown on the 0
side of the vase, not given in the drawing. Any way this proves its id
with our vase.1

1 T. Panofka AntiquiUs du cabinet du comte Pourtales- Gorgier Paris '^JLrer:
pi. 21. Id. in the Ann. d. Inst. 1829 i. 302 f. (Gaia emerges, disturbed by a grave-

a father views with grief the'Canopic'jar of his dead child). . t0 be

2 Brit. Mus. Cat. Vases iv. 71 no. F 147. Mr Walters takes the subjec ^
' Probably a representation of digging a spring' (' (a) Bearded male figure. ..looking-^ ^e
a Canopic jar resting on a plinth, which terminates in a female head. (i>) Part 0 ^nd
scene: A female figure... (probably representing the Nymph of a spring). ..exten 1

to a beardless male figure...'). The explanation is unconvincing.