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CORINTHIAN FIGURE STYLE 131
The subject appears in Attica in the middle black-figure style, and on
Ionian gems which may go back to the first half of the sixth century (Furt-
wangler, Gemmen, pi. 6, 39).1
Herakles and the Kerkopes.
A pinax of uncertain date (A. D. i, pi. 7, 22) gives us the only Corinthian
version of this story.
[Herakles and the old man of the Sea.
This subject occurs on a bronze plaque found at Olympia (Furtwangler
Ol. iv, pi. 39; Kleine Schriften i, 415) but not on Corinthian vases. The
crater in Athens (12587, A.M. 1922 pi. 5), which Buschor (op. cit. p. 56)
says is contemporary with late Corinthian vases, is Attic of the early sixth
century, despite the fact that the subject is not found elsewhere on vases
which are certainly Attic. On the subject in general see Buschor, loc. cit.,
and Luce in A.J.A. 1922,174 ff.
Herakles and Prometheus.
Bronze plaques from Olympia (01. iv, pi. 39) and from Ptoon (B.C.H. 1892
pi. 10).]
Herakles and Kyknos.
Crater-fragment, fig. 45 bis.2 The subject was a favourite with Attic
painters in the second half of the sixth century; it occurs also on a Chalcidian
amphora, and on gems.3 The earliest Attic versions may be contemporary
with our fragment and belong to the second quarter of the sixth century;4 I
suspect, though I could not prove it, that the fragment is by the painter of the
Amphiaraos vase (no. 1471).
Although there is little enough left of this, the only Corinthian version of
the subject, we can see from fig. 45 bis that it was cast in an unusual form. For
behind Kyknos we have part of a building, a feature which recurs in none of
the other versions of the story. The fight, as we know from the Shield of
Herakles, took place in the temenos of Apollo at Pagasae,and it seems likely,
therefore, that the building is the temple of Apollo.5 We know from several
1 See Luce in AJ.A. 1923,425. This is one of the few Attic versions of the story in
2 The drawing is copied from my note, not from which Kyknos is attacking Herakles face to face as in
a tracing, and should be regarded as a rough sketch, the Corinthian fragment; in the great majority of
The background is slipped red. others he is either retreating wounded, or dead. The
3 In addition to the usual authorities, see Heyde- ovoid lekythos in Athens, Heydemann, Gr. Vasen-
mann in Annali 1880, 78 ff. bilder pi. 1, 4, is also early, but probably not much
4 One of the earliest is the amphora Brit. Mus. B before c. 550 B.C. Another rather early Attic example
156 (C.V.A. iii. H E pi. 27, 1 A-c). The shape and is the Kolchos oinochoe, Hoppin B.F. V. 156, where
the style show that this vase is considerably earlier we have a quite different scheme.
than the middle of the century, it is probably about 5 In the Shield (w. 70-1) an altar and a sacred
contemporary with the Burgon amphora or the grove in the temenos are mentioned,
vases by the painter of Athens 606 (see appendix ii).
The subject appears in Attica in the middle black-figure style, and on
Ionian gems which may go back to the first half of the sixth century (Furt-
wangler, Gemmen, pi. 6, 39).1
Herakles and the Kerkopes.
A pinax of uncertain date (A. D. i, pi. 7, 22) gives us the only Corinthian
version of this story.
[Herakles and the old man of the Sea.
This subject occurs on a bronze plaque found at Olympia (Furtwangler
Ol. iv, pi. 39; Kleine Schriften i, 415) but not on Corinthian vases. The
crater in Athens (12587, A.M. 1922 pi. 5), which Buschor (op. cit. p. 56)
says is contemporary with late Corinthian vases, is Attic of the early sixth
century, despite the fact that the subject is not found elsewhere on vases
which are certainly Attic. On the subject in general see Buschor, loc. cit.,
and Luce in A.J.A. 1922,174 ff.
Herakles and Prometheus.
Bronze plaques from Olympia (01. iv, pi. 39) and from Ptoon (B.C.H. 1892
pi. 10).]
Herakles and Kyknos.
Crater-fragment, fig. 45 bis.2 The subject was a favourite with Attic
painters in the second half of the sixth century; it occurs also on a Chalcidian
amphora, and on gems.3 The earliest Attic versions may be contemporary
with our fragment and belong to the second quarter of the sixth century;4 I
suspect, though I could not prove it, that the fragment is by the painter of the
Amphiaraos vase (no. 1471).
Although there is little enough left of this, the only Corinthian version of
the subject, we can see from fig. 45 bis that it was cast in an unusual form. For
behind Kyknos we have part of a building, a feature which recurs in none of
the other versions of the story. The fight, as we know from the Shield of
Herakles, took place in the temenos of Apollo at Pagasae,and it seems likely,
therefore, that the building is the temple of Apollo.5 We know from several
1 See Luce in AJ.A. 1923,425. This is one of the few Attic versions of the story in
2 The drawing is copied from my note, not from which Kyknos is attacking Herakles face to face as in
a tracing, and should be regarded as a rough sketch, the Corinthian fragment; in the great majority of
The background is slipped red. others he is either retreating wounded, or dead. The
3 In addition to the usual authorities, see Heyde- ovoid lekythos in Athens, Heydemann, Gr. Vasen-
mann in Annali 1880, 78 ff. bilder pi. 1, 4, is also early, but probably not much
4 One of the earliest is the amphora Brit. Mus. B before c. 550 B.C. Another rather early Attic example
156 (C.V.A. iii. H E pi. 27, 1 A-c). The shape and is the Kolchos oinochoe, Hoppin B.F. V. 156, where
the style show that this vase is considerably earlier we have a quite different scheme.
than the middle of the century, it is probably about 5 In the Shield (w. 70-1) an altar and a sacred
contemporary with the Burgon amphora or the grove in the temenos are mentioned,
vases by the painter of Athens 606 (see appendix ii).