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54 A Kantharos, with the lower part in the form of two heads, 9% in.
high, one of the ears mended. The heads are those of a satyr
and a maenad : the curls of both heads, and the satyr's ivy-
wreath are added in barbotine; traces of red on the stayr's
mouth, eyes, ears. The bowl of the kantharos is decorated with
six figures of woman, three on each side, in red-figure; one
holding a perfume-vase, a second a head-dress, a third a wreath.
Remarkable Attic work of about 410 B.C.
55 A Kantharos, with the lower part in the form of two female heads,
8| in. high, mended, and part of the bowl missing ; the surface is
corroded. The heads are of the same type as the female head in
the last number. The bowl is decorated on each side with a
figure of a woman seated between two others standing. Attic
work of about 410 B.C.
56 A red-figured Bell-Krater, 8| in. high, intact and finely pre-
served. On the obverse, four youths are leading a bull to
sacrifice; one youth holds the restive bull by the horns, another
by the tail, a third youth turns to help, and a fourth runs in
front. The bull's head is bound with a white fillet; two of
the youths have fillets round their shoulders; two bear torches,
three are wearing a headdress with upright projections. The
fourth youth is seen from the waist up only, his lower parts
being concealed by the bull ; also partly concealed is the building
in the middle, the temple to which the bull is being led. A
female figure, perhaps Victory, completes the composition. On
the other side of the vase is the contest of which the sacrifice
is the consequence : three youths are running; two of them have
race-torches in ther hands; the third is ready to take the torch
of the second: all three wear the same headdress as on the
obverse. This vase gives one of the most interesting representa-
tions of the lampadedromia that have come down to us, and is
a very good specimen of the florid style in Attic vase-painting :
the date is about 400 B.C.
57 A red-figured Lekanis, 7| in. across, mended, and part of one
handle missing. On the lid, two groups, each of Eros pursuing
a woman. Attic work of the fourth century B.C.
58 A red-figured Bell-Krater, 13^ in. high, mended. On one side,
Nike driving a four-horse chariot; on the other, three youths.
Attic work of the fourth century B.C.
54 A Kantharos, with the lower part in the form of two heads, 9% in.
high, one of the ears mended. The heads are those of a satyr
and a maenad : the curls of both heads, and the satyr's ivy-
wreath are added in barbotine; traces of red on the stayr's
mouth, eyes, ears. The bowl of the kantharos is decorated with
six figures of woman, three on each side, in red-figure; one
holding a perfume-vase, a second a head-dress, a third a wreath.
Remarkable Attic work of about 410 B.C.
55 A Kantharos, with the lower part in the form of two female heads,
8| in. high, mended, and part of the bowl missing ; the surface is
corroded. The heads are of the same type as the female head in
the last number. The bowl is decorated on each side with a
figure of a woman seated between two others standing. Attic
work of about 410 B.C.
56 A red-figured Bell-Krater, 8| in. high, intact and finely pre-
served. On the obverse, four youths are leading a bull to
sacrifice; one youth holds the restive bull by the horns, another
by the tail, a third youth turns to help, and a fourth runs in
front. The bull's head is bound with a white fillet; two of
the youths have fillets round their shoulders; two bear torches,
three are wearing a headdress with upright projections. The
fourth youth is seen from the waist up only, his lower parts
being concealed by the bull ; also partly concealed is the building
in the middle, the temple to which the bull is being led. A
female figure, perhaps Victory, completes the composition. On
the other side of the vase is the contest of which the sacrifice
is the consequence : three youths are running; two of them have
race-torches in ther hands; the third is ready to take the torch
of the second: all three wear the same headdress as on the
obverse. This vase gives one of the most interesting representa-
tions of the lampadedromia that have come down to us, and is
a very good specimen of the florid style in Attic vase-painting :
the date is about 400 B.C.
57 A red-figured Lekanis, 7| in. across, mended, and part of one
handle missing. On the lid, two groups, each of Eros pursuing
a woman. Attic work of the fourth century B.C.
58 A red-figured Bell-Krater, 13^ in. high, mended. On one side,
Nike driving a four-horse chariot; on the other, three youths.
Attic work of the fourth century B.C.
