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CATALOGUE OF SCULETUBE
(859), peltasts are opposed to peltasts (851, 858, 864) and
to barbarians (853, 854a, 857). The barbarians are never
opposed to barbarians or to cavalry. The nude figures
are opposed to cavalry (850b) and barbarians (862, 863,
864), but not to other nude figures. It appears, therefore,
that we have on the one side barbarians, cavalry, hoplitcs
and peltasts, and on the other side hoplites, peltasts and
nude Greeks. The archers appear to be on the side of the
barbarians, as one (864) is vanquished by a nude Greek.
850. Corner slab. On the short face (a) of the slab a
barbarian is seen running to join the fray. He wears the
long-sleeved tunic girt at the waist, trousers, spreading
mantle, and Persian bonnet. The left foot rests on a rock.
On the longer face (b, Plate III.) of this slab a mounted
barbarian rides to the right, looking back meanwhile at
a nude Greek at whom he aims a back-handed blow.
The Greek seems to be standing on guard, and he
is covered by his shield. P>elow is the prostrate figure
of a dead barbarian—a bearded man lying with his arms
over his head. The body is curiously twisted, so that
we see the face and breast, but also the back of the legs.
851. On the left of this slab there appears to be a short
pause in a combat. The peltast on the left draws a little
back, while the other, though kneeling, is watching for
the adversary's stroke. On the right of the slab a third
peltast stands to the right, thrusting with a spear against
an opponent on the adjoining slab. The left foot is raised
on a rock.
852. On the left of this slab a nude figure stands to the left,
well guarded by his shield, and probably conceived with
a sword in his right hand. Although the connexion of
this slab with the proceding is uncertain, the two opposed
figures make a satisfactory group. On the right of the
slab is a combat between a horseman and a peltast. The
horseman is a youth with petasos and flowing hair, tunic
CATALOGUE OF SCULETUBE
(859), peltasts are opposed to peltasts (851, 858, 864) and
to barbarians (853, 854a, 857). The barbarians are never
opposed to barbarians or to cavalry. The nude figures
are opposed to cavalry (850b) and barbarians (862, 863,
864), but not to other nude figures. It appears, therefore,
that we have on the one side barbarians, cavalry, hoplitcs
and peltasts, and on the other side hoplites, peltasts and
nude Greeks. The archers appear to be on the side of the
barbarians, as one (864) is vanquished by a nude Greek.
850. Corner slab. On the short face (a) of the slab a
barbarian is seen running to join the fray. He wears the
long-sleeved tunic girt at the waist, trousers, spreading
mantle, and Persian bonnet. The left foot rests on a rock.
On the longer face (b, Plate III.) of this slab a mounted
barbarian rides to the right, looking back meanwhile at
a nude Greek at whom he aims a back-handed blow.
The Greek seems to be standing on guard, and he
is covered by his shield. P>elow is the prostrate figure
of a dead barbarian—a bearded man lying with his arms
over his head. The body is curiously twisted, so that
we see the face and breast, but also the back of the legs.
851. On the left of this slab there appears to be a short
pause in a combat. The peltast on the left draws a little
back, while the other, though kneeling, is watching for
the adversary's stroke. On the right of the slab a third
peltast stands to the right, thrusting with a spear against
an opponent on the adjoining slab. The left foot is raised
on a rock.
852. On the left of this slab a nude figure stands to the left,
well guarded by his shield, and probably conceived with
a sword in his right hand. Although the connexion of
this slab with the proceding is uncertain, the two opposed
figures make a satisfactory group. On the right of the
slab is a combat between a horseman and a peltast. The
horseman is a youth with petasos and flowing hair, tunic