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VULCI.
painted cup, with a winged horse or Pegasus—both from Vulei. The
eye united with a Pegasus is also often found at Chiusi.
11. A vase with two handles—figures red upon a black ground.
Subject Diana, with her bow and arrow, looking upon Acteon, who is
devoured by her dogs. This vase follows the account of Euripides.
It is therefore of very late manufactory, and may be compared with
those of the primitive Archaic style, to show the difference which had
taken place in the manner of representing subjects.
12. The prince has one drinking cup of the finest clay and the very
oldest style. It has two handles, and is of this form : black within and
without, excepting one small
compartment on each side.
In the first we see Hercules
with a sword only, conquer-
ing Cycnus, who has both
sword and spear, and who is
assisted by Mercury. There
is an inscription behind Her-
cules. In the second on the
other side Hercules is represented fighting with Achelous, and break-
ing off one of his horns. Achelous was one of the suitors of De-
janira, and, after being vanquished by Hercules, he changed himself
into the river of that name which runs through Epirus.
13. Some curious terra cotta plates, with a single figure in the cen-
tre of them.
14. Embalming vases in the Egyptian style. Two have asses'
heads; one is a female head with a modius; another is a female
kneeling, and her figure embracing the cinerary urn ; another is an
ornamented leg.
15. Some deep plates with inscriptions in Etruscan. Onebearsthe
name of the Gens Spurina, so well known in history.
16. A beautiful cup with two handles, from Vulci. In the inside
Juno is painted upon a white ground. HPA is written by her.
She is standing, and is dressed in a white tunic, with a purple
veil, the edge of which is painted in palm leaves, one colour being laid
upon another. The face is in natural tints. The diadem, the neck-
lace, and the sceptre, are in relievo, and of gold. It is exquisitely
finished, but probably not of older date than about two centuries
before the christian era. It was found in 1830. (Vulci.)