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TFIE VASES AND VASE FRAGMENTS
first warrior has a checkered border on his helmet, and a whirl pattern with a lozenge border on
Ids shield ; the warrior behind has a four-pointed star inclosed by a checkered border for his shield
device. Facing them to left, parts of two warriors ; nose, tip of helmet, shield, and one leg of the
first warrior preserved, shield and one leg of the second. Yellow applied to greaves. The first
warrior is armed with a spear or sword exactly like his opponent; on his shield, four-pointed star
with checkered border. His companion has as a shield device a rosette elaborately drawn in
black and white with a border of rays. Between the warriors, over the fallen man, a bird flying.
On fragment 2 we see the back of one warrior's helmet in black with the point of a spear, and
the helmet (in outline) and eye of another warrior, likewise the point of a spear. From a com-
parison of 5 it seems probable that the spear to the left belongs to the right-hand warrior and
the spear at the right to another not preserved. On the right of 1 again we see the trace of
another helmet (checkered border) projecting into the pattern above.
On 5 we have three warriors ; the one at the left resembles the foremost warrior on the left of
2, except that the border of Ins shield is a ray pattern, and the helmet has no border: he is armed
with a spear. The warrior in the centre differs from the others in having a very tall helmet, with
a single checkered border, which projects into the upper pattern as in 1 : a faint line marks the
outline of the head, evidently done in the preliminary drawing. This feature may be observed
on almost all the figures. His shield seems to have had a four-leaf rosette for its device, the leaves
being left plain and the entire shield covered with yellow ; a fainter line encircles the shield inside
the rim. He is armed with a spear (since the lower curved line behind him is clearly the continu-
ation of his spear) and a sword. Between his legs a bird similar to the one on 4. Of the right-
hand warrior only the head and part of a leg are preserved.
All the figures are bearded, and as the bulk of the face is covered by the helmet a triangular
space is formed by the nose and eye. It may be noted that in no two cases is the device of the
shields the same. Faint black lines are seen on several of the figures, which in most cases marks
the preliminary drawing. On 4 the lines of the legs of four figures cross each other, due, of course,
to careless drawing.
Separated from the frieze just described by a narrow border containing a double guilloche (drawn
in outline and stippled in black) is the third frieze (1 and 3).
At the left of 1 are the body, hind leg and fore legs of a horse : to right, a broad band around the
chest, with the reins along the back. Behind the horse the figure of a man from the waist down-
wards car-rying a shield (in outline ; device a rosette) and two spears. Around his waist is a belt
with a row of dots. Yellow is used on his body and legs as well as on the body and legs of the
horse, with the addition of faint black lines. Before the horse to left a woman, from the wraist
downward (in outline), holding a staff in her hand and clad in a chiton reaching almost to the
ankles, stippled above in black, with three borders, a zigzag, meander, and dots. Behind her the
leg and foot of another man, drawn in outline, but evidently wearing a boot. Between the horse's
fore legs a water bird and above the reins a flying bird, as in the lower frieze. Incised lines are
used to denote the reins. At the back of the horse is a projection to which the reins are fastened,
from which goes a diagonal line to the top of the frieze representing a goad or whip.
The arrangement of 3 is somewhat problematical.1 At the left is the upper part of a female
figure (with long hair in ribbed locks) clad in a sort of bodice and a long skirt, stippled with
black dots ; she is stretching out her right arm. Behind her the figure of a bearded centaur, with
a belt around his waist, looking to left, but his body turned to right; the line of the nates and the
calf is visible at the lower part of the fragment. He is formed in the Archaic, type, the entire
figure of a man joined to the body and hind legs of a horse. The horse's body is seen to left and
the woman seems to have her left arm around it. The waist of the centaur is pierced by an
arrow, and the blood is marked by dark streaks. The attitude of his right hand is uncertain.
The eyes of both figures are drawn as dotted circles. In field, flying bird.
Above is the last frieze which forms the base of the vessel proper. Some animal is represented
to left, as three legs, body, and neck (ornamented with a scale pattern) are visible, but what the
animal is cannot be told. Under its fore leg a row of dots and beneath the body a swastika.
1 For this interpretation I am indebted to Mr. Edward Robinson, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts. Boston.
TFIE VASES AND VASE FRAGMENTS
first warrior has a checkered border on his helmet, and a whirl pattern with a lozenge border on
Ids shield ; the warrior behind has a four-pointed star inclosed by a checkered border for his shield
device. Facing them to left, parts of two warriors ; nose, tip of helmet, shield, and one leg of the
first warrior preserved, shield and one leg of the second. Yellow applied to greaves. The first
warrior is armed with a spear or sword exactly like his opponent; on his shield, four-pointed star
with checkered border. His companion has as a shield device a rosette elaborately drawn in
black and white with a border of rays. Between the warriors, over the fallen man, a bird flying.
On fragment 2 we see the back of one warrior's helmet in black with the point of a spear, and
the helmet (in outline) and eye of another warrior, likewise the point of a spear. From a com-
parison of 5 it seems probable that the spear to the left belongs to the right-hand warrior and
the spear at the right to another not preserved. On the right of 1 again we see the trace of
another helmet (checkered border) projecting into the pattern above.
On 5 we have three warriors ; the one at the left resembles the foremost warrior on the left of
2, except that the border of Ins shield is a ray pattern, and the helmet has no border: he is armed
with a spear. The warrior in the centre differs from the others in having a very tall helmet, with
a single checkered border, which projects into the upper pattern as in 1 : a faint line marks the
outline of the head, evidently done in the preliminary drawing. This feature may be observed
on almost all the figures. His shield seems to have had a four-leaf rosette for its device, the leaves
being left plain and the entire shield covered with yellow ; a fainter line encircles the shield inside
the rim. He is armed with a spear (since the lower curved line behind him is clearly the continu-
ation of his spear) and a sword. Between his legs a bird similar to the one on 4. Of the right-
hand warrior only the head and part of a leg are preserved.
All the figures are bearded, and as the bulk of the face is covered by the helmet a triangular
space is formed by the nose and eye. It may be noted that in no two cases is the device of the
shields the same. Faint black lines are seen on several of the figures, which in most cases marks
the preliminary drawing. On 4 the lines of the legs of four figures cross each other, due, of course,
to careless drawing.
Separated from the frieze just described by a narrow border containing a double guilloche (drawn
in outline and stippled in black) is the third frieze (1 and 3).
At the left of 1 are the body, hind leg and fore legs of a horse : to right, a broad band around the
chest, with the reins along the back. Behind the horse the figure of a man from the waist down-
wards car-rying a shield (in outline ; device a rosette) and two spears. Around his waist is a belt
with a row of dots. Yellow is used on his body and legs as well as on the body and legs of the
horse, with the addition of faint black lines. Before the horse to left a woman, from the wraist
downward (in outline), holding a staff in her hand and clad in a chiton reaching almost to the
ankles, stippled above in black, with three borders, a zigzag, meander, and dots. Behind her the
leg and foot of another man, drawn in outline, but evidently wearing a boot. Between the horse's
fore legs a water bird and above the reins a flying bird, as in the lower frieze. Incised lines are
used to denote the reins. At the back of the horse is a projection to which the reins are fastened,
from which goes a diagonal line to the top of the frieze representing a goad or whip.
The arrangement of 3 is somewhat problematical.1 At the left is the upper part of a female
figure (with long hair in ribbed locks) clad in a sort of bodice and a long skirt, stippled with
black dots ; she is stretching out her right arm. Behind her the figure of a bearded centaur, with
a belt around his waist, looking to left, but his body turned to right; the line of the nates and the
calf is visible at the lower part of the fragment. He is formed in the Archaic, type, the entire
figure of a man joined to the body and hind legs of a horse. The horse's body is seen to left and
the woman seems to have her left arm around it. The waist of the centaur is pierced by an
arrow, and the blood is marked by dark streaks. The attitude of his right hand is uncertain.
The eyes of both figures are drawn as dotted circles. In field, flying bird.
Above is the last frieze which forms the base of the vessel proper. Some animal is represented
to left, as three legs, body, and neck (ornamented with a scale pattern) are visible, but what the
animal is cannot be told. Under its fore leg a row of dots and beneath the body a swastika.
1 For this interpretation I am indebted to Mr. Edward Robinson, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts. Boston.