Pottery: red-figured neck-amphora, with twisted handles. (a) Anacreon type. A bearded reveller walking to right, wreathed in ivy and playing on the chelys: his head hangs forward to left, with eyes upturned as if partly drunk. The nose is curiously squat and broad, like that of a bearded satyr. His mantle flies back with the motion; and he has a staff under his left shoulder. (b) Ephebos, wreathed, walking to right, holding in his right hand horizontally a crutch staff, and extending his left on a level with his shoulder, holding on the palm upright a kylix: a mantle, rolled up, flies back from both arms. Extremities carefully drawn. Purple wreaths, tuning pegs, and cord of plectrum. Elaborate brown inner markings: the beard and the edge of the hair in a are indicated throughout in carefully traced-brown lines, which are also used for the knuckles of the bent hand and nostril in b and the hair on the cheek. Eye in archaic type, with inner angle open. Edge of hair dotted: and a dotted rosette for the left breast. Below a, a strip, alternate maeander and dotted cross squares: below b, a strip of key pattern. --The British Museum, A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893; Walters, H B, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 4, British Museum 3, London, BMP, 1927
Pottery: red-figured neck-amphora, with twisted handles. (a) Departure of warrior. Young warrior with long hair, short chiton with studded sleeves, mantle at back over arms, decorated with crosses, crestless helmet tilted back, cuirass, greaves, sword with twisted snake round scabbard hanging from a cross-belt, stands en face, looking to right, with shield on left arm, left hand holding spear upright, right holding out phiale to left towards (b) A woman in undertied chiton with apoptygma, with long hair fastened at ends in a club, radiated stephane, earrings, moves to right with oinochoe (silhouette against body), and raising the left edge of her dress from her shoulder, towards an altar in form of Ionic capital with volutes and necking of acanthus, on which is placed a high thymiaterion with wire cap, forming an acorn-shaped head (καλύπτρα), probably perforated. Brown inner markings, upper folds of chiton, edge of hair, and hair on cheek: also toe-nails of the foot en face. Eye archaic. Below, a strip of pattern, alternate dotted cross and maeander. --The British Museum, A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893; Walters, H B, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 4, British Museum 3, London, BMP, 1927
Pottery: red-figured neck-amphora, with twisted handles. (a) Hermes, bearded, wreathed, with hair in long single tresses, short sleeved chiton, chlamys, petasos at back, endromides of skin (surface covered with minute dots) with crescent-form flaps, moves to right looking back, extending to right his left hand, holding caduceus, with index finger extended, apparently beckoning. (b) Athene in long sleeved chiton, mantle fastened on left shoulder and hanging in pteryges, aegis with fringe of spiral snakes on lower edge, and dotted surface, bracelets, her hair hanging loose with a fillet wound twice round it, holding spear across her body in left, and extending a high crested helmet held by cheek-piece in right, moves to left, looking back; her left foot in foreshortening, her body en face. The aegis is short in front, but at the back hangs down below the waist. Late stage of large severe style. Purple wreath, cord of petasos, and bracelets. Brown inner details, upper folds of chiton, necklace, and hair over forehead. Eye in transition type (inner angle open). Below each side, a strip of pattern, pairs of maeanders set alternate ways, separated by dotted cross squares. At lower insertion of handles, egg pattern. --The British Museum, A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893; Walters, H B, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 4, British Museum 3, London, BMP, 1927
Pottery: red-figured neck-amphora, with twisted handles. (a) Departure of warrior. Young warrior with long hair, short chiton with studded sleeves, mantle at back over arms, decorated with crosses, crestless helmet tilted back, cuirass, greaves, sword with twisted snake round scabbard hanging from a cross-belt, stands en face, looking to right, with shield on left arm, left hand holding spear upright, right holding out phiale to left towards (b) A woman in undertied chiton with apoptygma, with long hair fastened at ends in a club, radiated stephane, earrings, moves to right with oinochoe (silhouette against body), and raising the left edge of her dress from her shoulder, towards an altar in form of Ionic capital with volutes and necking of acanthus, on which is placed a high thymiaterion with wire cap, forming an acorn-shaped head (καλύπτρα), probably perforated. Brown inner markings, upper folds of chiton, edge of hair, and hair on cheek: also toe-nails of the foot en face. Eye archaic. Below, a strip of pattern, alternate dotted cross and maeander. --The British Museum, A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893; Walters, H B, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 4, British Museum 3, London, BMP, 1927
Pottery: red-figured neck-amphora, with twisted handles. (a) Departure of warrior. Young warrior with long hair, short chiton with studded sleeves, mantle at back over arms, decorated with crosses, crestless helmet tilted back, cuirass, greaves, sword with twisted snake round scabbard hanging from a cross-belt, stands en face, looking to right, with shield on left arm, left hand holding spear upright, right holding out phiale to left towards (b) A woman in undertied chiton with apoptygma, with long hair fastened at ends in a club, radiated stephane, earrings, moves to right with oinochoe (silhouette against body), and raising the left edge of her dress from her shoulder, towards an altar in form of Ionic capital with volutes and necking of acanthus, on which is placed a high thymiaterion with wire cap, forming an acorn-shaped head (καλύπτρα), probably perforated. Brown inner markings, upper folds of chiton, edge of hair, and hair on cheek: also toe-nails of the foot en face. Eye archaic. Below, a strip of pattern, alternate dotted cross and maeander. --The British Museum, A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893; Walters, H B, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 4, British Museum 3, London, BMP, 1927
Pottery: red-figured neck-amphora, with twisted handles. (a) Departure of warrior. Young warrior with long hair, short chiton with studded sleeves, mantle at back over arms, decorated with crosses, crestless helmet tilted back, cuirass, greaves, sword with twisted snake round scabbard hanging from a cross-belt, stands en face, looking to right, with shield on left arm, left hand holding spear upright, right holding out phiale to left towards (b) A woman in undertied chiton with apoptygma, with long hair fastened at ends in a club, radiated stephane, earrings, moves to right with oinochoe (silhouette against body), and raising the left edge of her dress from her shoulder, towards an altar in form of Ionic capital with volutes and necking of acanthus, on which is placed a high thymiaterion with wire cap, forming an acorn-shaped head (καλύπτρα), probably perforated. Brown inner markings, upper folds of chiton, edge of hair, and hair on cheek: also toe-nails of the foot en face. Eye archaic. Below, a strip of pattern, alternate dotted cross and maeander. --The British Museum, A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893; Walters, H B, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 4, British Museum 3, London, BMP, 1927
Pottery: red-figured volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) with figure scenes on confined to a narrow, frieze-like band that encircles the lower element of the neck. (a) Combat of Achilles and Hector in the presence of Athena and Apollo. On the left, Achilles (youthful) presses forward with shield advanced and spear shortened to deal a finishing stroke to Hector (bearded), who, bleeding from wounds in the chest and left thigh, sinks helplessly backwards, with shield extended to right and point of spear dropped; each has a helmet with raised cheek-pieces, and a sword at side attached to his cross-belt. Beside each is inscribed his name, AXIΛΛEYΣ, Άχιλλενς, HEKTOP (retr.), Έκτωρ. On the left, Athene, with long chiton decorated with crosses and a border at the knees, a mantle fastened on the right shoulder falling in pteryges, aegis dotted and edged with snakes, helmet, and spear on right arm, rushes forward with left arm outstretched, as if to encourage Achilles: beside her, her name, ΑΘΕΝΑΙΑ, Αθηναία. On the right Apollo, youthful, with a mass of long brown hair, fillet, and mantle, moves away to right, looking back and holding out in right an arrow pointed towards Hector, as if he were about to hurl it; in his right he holds a long bow, with a raised piece on the inner curve at the handle, and quiver at back; before him, his name, ΑΠΟΛΛΟΝ (retr.), Άττόλλων. (b) Combat of Achilles and Memnon in the presence of Thetis and Eos. Achilles is as in (a), except that his helmet has cheek-pieces lowered and a nasal; inscription as before. Memnon is bearded, and has his mouth open, as if shouting: he rushes forward, covered with his shield foreshortened (device, a bull's head, half seen), with a sword drawn back in his right hand; his armour is the same as that of Hector; beside him, his name, MEMNON (retr.), Μεμνων. On the left Thetis rushes forward, her right hand, raised, her left extended, as if she were clapping her hands; her hair is long and brown, and confined with a fillet; she has a long chiton, a mantle over her shoulders, raised high around the back of the neck in a shell form, and bracelets; beside her, her name, ΘETIΣ, θέτις. On right, Eos runs forward, with her right extended, and with her left hand tearing her hair; she wears a long chiton decorated with crosses and a band of zigzags at knee, a mantle fastened on her right shoulder, a fillet and bracelets; beside her, her name, HEOΣ, Εως. Purple inscriptions, blood fillet, sword-belts in (b), and bracelets. Brown inner markings, hair on cheek, folds on chiton of Thetis; and brown strokes for hair of Apollo and Thetis. Eye in archaic type. The designs occupy bands on each side of the neck, the figures being spread out to cover the long space. Over them, a moulding, on which is an elaborate pattern, a band of alternate palmette and flower interlaced, on a similar band inverted; over this, on the lip, alternate dotted cross squares and key patterns. The body is black, but has at the bottom a band of rays; on the moulded sides of the handles, ivy pattern; round each of the lower insertions, tongue pattern. --The British Museum, A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893
