Greek vases

GREEK VASES. 35
26225. Cinerary hydria. — Hoijjlit o m. li->. (M'nl. — Aloxandrla, collection
l'iigioli (pi. XIV).
Shape : Vertical liaiidlc lias double ridjjo dowii hack and i
ross-picce al lop for lliunib.
Coi.oi'i\ : Li(jli( hrowii clay: surface wliitisli in places ( si{jiis of lliin «aslO; dark jjlaze
with very lillle lustre.
Ornamentation : A\ reatli of usual
type round neck betwcen hands.
Dots round top of slioulder. On
front of bodv, between Ihe usual
horizontal bands, ihree wrealhs;
bordered on each sidc by erert
branch between tvvo vertical li-
nes. Behind, below bandle, a palmette pendant willi spray al each sidc and simiiar
borders (see sketch). Bands on foot, rim, and inside moulh. Bars across back of
handles. Dots round side of riui. Spray on shoulder on each side of vertical bandle.
Préservation : Sli;;bt incrustation in places; paiiit on foot partly ellaced.
BiBL. : Jounial d'entrée du Musée, ii" -jH-jag; Arch. Anzeigei; lyoa, p. l58, n" i.
26226. Cinerary hydria. — lleiglit o m. 6o cent. — Alexandria, collection
P.lgloli(,)l.\lV).
SuAPE : Rope-shapod
bandle with cross-piece at lop for ihumb; moulding on rim.
CoLOUR : Light reddish clay wilh smooth ycUowish slip-surface; black-jjlaze (brown
where less thick); applied wbite.
Ornamemation :
WreaUi round neck as on n" t^G^aB, wilh while dot-roselte in front;
round foot of neck row of while dots between Iwo lines of black. On shoulder a wavy
wrealh with rosettes and sprays branching out on each side; the rosettes hâve a
white centre. Below, on front of body, between horizontal bands,
"-^Ci^sxv^x^^' Iwo goals confronted, wilh forelegs sluck out; bordered vcrti-
cally on each side by white Une between two black. Behind,
between simiiar borders, two pendant branches as sketched. Below, frieze of conven-
tionaUzed dolphins. Bands round foot; while dots on side of rim.
Inscription incised round shoulder'" :
AA/AC(iA/N nV0O c r PAT oy
(') For llio inscription, cf. Niinouisos, L'ancienne Alexandrie , p. io8, n° a 5.