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FIRST TASE KOOTt.
a border of geometrical ornaments, the rest of 1 lie vase
being painted with a lustrous black varnish. The red
ground, on which the figures are painted, is no longer
seme with flowers, but left clear to represent the atmosphere ;
symbols indicate the particular locality, such as a dolphin for
water, a flower or tree for vegetation. On Table Case A
is placed the celebrated Panathmaic amphora, No. 2 t, found
at Athens by Mr. T. Burgon. On the obverse is repre-
sented Athene hurling her spear; in front is an inscrip-
tion written in archaic Greek characters, from right to left,
stating that the vase is one of the prizes from Athens. On
the reverse is a biga, driven at speed by a seated charioteer who
holds in his right hand a goad ; in his left is the kalanrops,
a long pole terminating in a crook, from which hang two
pointed objects, which were probably of metal, and used to
incite the horses by making a jingling noise ; with this staff
he guides the horses, which have no harness, but headstalls,
and are yoked like oxen to a transverse bar fastened to the
pole. The wheel of this chariot is as primitive as the mode
of driving, being held together, not by spokes radiating from
a common centre, but by a diametrical bar divided into three
nearlv equal parts by two bars crossing it at right angles.
On the obverse of the neck is a Siren or Harpy, on the reverse
an owl. From the archaic form of the letters, and the general
simplicity of the design, this vase is thought to be the oldest
extant example of the Panathenaic amphora.
A hydria, from Kameiros, Case 17, No. 25. The princi-
pal subject represents Hektor, standing near his qtiadriga, into
which his charioteer. Kebriones. has already mounted ; on the
other side stands Glaukos. The names of these three figures
are inscribed in archaic Greek characters. On either side
of the horses' heads stands a draped figure. The scene is
bounded on each side by a horseman.
On Table Case A is a large krater, No. 26. Obverse, a
figure, partially armed, stands in a chariot; at his horse's head
stands a herald, with an old man seated at his side. Two
warriors, fully armed, stand at the side of the chariot, and a
third on the left is turning away from the scene. Reverse,
two lions devouring a bull. This vase, which was found
at Armento, is remarkable for its size, and for the vigorous
drawing of the animals on the reverse.
No. 27c. Krater. Obverse, a boar hunt. Near the several
figures are their names, " Eudoros," " Polyphas," " Anti-
FIRST TASE KOOTt.
a border of geometrical ornaments, the rest of 1 lie vase
being painted with a lustrous black varnish. The red
ground, on which the figures are painted, is no longer
seme with flowers, but left clear to represent the atmosphere ;
symbols indicate the particular locality, such as a dolphin for
water, a flower or tree for vegetation. On Table Case A
is placed the celebrated Panathmaic amphora, No. 2 t, found
at Athens by Mr. T. Burgon. On the obverse is repre-
sented Athene hurling her spear; in front is an inscrip-
tion written in archaic Greek characters, from right to left,
stating that the vase is one of the prizes from Athens. On
the reverse is a biga, driven at speed by a seated charioteer who
holds in his right hand a goad ; in his left is the kalanrops,
a long pole terminating in a crook, from which hang two
pointed objects, which were probably of metal, and used to
incite the horses by making a jingling noise ; with this staff
he guides the horses, which have no harness, but headstalls,
and are yoked like oxen to a transverse bar fastened to the
pole. The wheel of this chariot is as primitive as the mode
of driving, being held together, not by spokes radiating from
a common centre, but by a diametrical bar divided into three
nearlv equal parts by two bars crossing it at right angles.
On the obverse of the neck is a Siren or Harpy, on the reverse
an owl. From the archaic form of the letters, and the general
simplicity of the design, this vase is thought to be the oldest
extant example of the Panathenaic amphora.
A hydria, from Kameiros, Case 17, No. 25. The princi-
pal subject represents Hektor, standing near his qtiadriga, into
which his charioteer. Kebriones. has already mounted ; on the
other side stands Glaukos. The names of these three figures
are inscribed in archaic Greek characters. On either side
of the horses' heads stands a draped figure. The scene is
bounded on each side by a horseman.
On Table Case A is a large krater, No. 26. Obverse, a
figure, partially armed, stands in a chariot; at his horse's head
stands a herald, with an old man seated at his side. Two
warriors, fully armed, stand at the side of the chariot, and a
third on the left is turning away from the scene. Reverse,
two lions devouring a bull. This vase, which was found
at Armento, is remarkable for its size, and for the vigorous
drawing of the animals on the reverse.
No. 27c. Krater. Obverse, a boar hunt. Near the several
figures are their names, " Eudoros," " Polyphas," " Anti-