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THE MAGISTRATES ANTICHARMOS AND DEINIAS. 437
Neapolis in Macedonia, Koroneia in Bceotia, and on some of the
small silver of Kranion in Cephallenia, and of Corinth, and on those
of Populonia in Etruria, Camerina and Syracuse in Sicily, and
on some Roman consular medals.
The Gorgonian head was probably considered as antidotal to the
dreaded effects of the Evil Eye. They are sometimes found of a small
size, and of terra cotta in the Athenian sepulchres ; in Avhich case
they are probably symbols of death. Another lamina was also disco-
vered in a sepulchre near Athens, which belonged to a judge, named
Anticharmos, of the second tribunal, and of the demos of Lampra;
but it is not explained whether of upper or lower Lampra. The in-
scription is :—
B ANTIXAPMOL
AAMn
The Athenian seals were no doubt expressed upon the lamina,
but have been defaced. Another lamina of a similar kind was also
found in a sepulchre at the Piraeus some time afterwards ; from
which an exact copy is here given. It belonged to Deinias, magis-
trate of the fifth tribunal, and of the demos Alai Aixonides.1
The next tomb we opened contained merely the human bones,
and some broken pottery. In another were the bones, and a small
unornamented vase of terra cotta. These were probably the sepul-
chres of poor people.
Another sepulchre contained two skeletons; of which one was
In the collection of Mr. Burgon, to whose kindness I am indebted for the communication.
Neapolis in Macedonia, Koroneia in Bceotia, and on some of the
small silver of Kranion in Cephallenia, and of Corinth, and on those
of Populonia in Etruria, Camerina and Syracuse in Sicily, and
on some Roman consular medals.
The Gorgonian head was probably considered as antidotal to the
dreaded effects of the Evil Eye. They are sometimes found of a small
size, and of terra cotta in the Athenian sepulchres ; in Avhich case
they are probably symbols of death. Another lamina was also disco-
vered in a sepulchre near Athens, which belonged to a judge, named
Anticharmos, of the second tribunal, and of the demos of Lampra;
but it is not explained whether of upper or lower Lampra. The in-
scription is :—
B ANTIXAPMOL
AAMn
The Athenian seals were no doubt expressed upon the lamina,
but have been defaced. Another lamina of a similar kind was also
found in a sepulchre at the Piraeus some time afterwards ; from
which an exact copy is here given. It belonged to Deinias, magis-
trate of the fifth tribunal, and of the demos Alai Aixonides.1
The next tomb we opened contained merely the human bones,
and some broken pottery. In another were the bones, and a small
unornamented vase of terra cotta. These were probably the sepul-
chres of poor people.
Another sepulchre contained two skeletons; of which one was
In the collection of Mr. Burgon, to whose kindness I am indebted for the communication.