Greek vases

GREEK VASES. 71
SuAPE AND OBNAMENTATION : Iii llic fomi (if a liedfjcliog willi lar{;e hcad iike un apc's,
back covercd witli sluds and lail belwei-n legs, crouclied upon a low rlliplical base.
Oui of its back rises the ncck of ihi' vase willi projeclinfj rim and vertical bandlc on
eacb side.
Tech.moie : Moulded
in Iwo paris, llie suUirc runnin|; (tcrims iniddiu of body.
PjiESEnvATioN : Surface scralclicd and dirlv.
26318. Vase in form of bust of a negro. — Ileiglit o m. 0()5 nilll. — iiought
(pi. XXV).
CoLoin : Brown clay covercd «iUi red glaze.
Shape and orn'amkntation : Tlic head and bust are ihose of a young ncgro witb broad
nose and ibick lips. His hair is arranged in front in sbort curls; bebind, it is repre-
senled by rows of short vertical slrokes between a séries of horizontal lines, the
spaces between each pair of vertical strokes being covered witb light horizontal
scorings. The pupils of his eyes arc hollowed out. In front of his neck hangs a torque
(not continued bebind). The bust is flattened undernealh, the arms eut short a
liltle below shoulder. The neck of the vase rose out of the top of his head, but ail
that is left of it is a suspension-liandle on the left side.
Technique : Mouided in two parts iike n" aGS i 5 ; the line of joining is roughly smoothed
down on cach side, the cars being thus effaced.
Préservation : Ncck broken off; surface much injurcd by sait.
BiBL. ; Journal d'entrée du Musée, u° aCiS-j.
26319. Vase in form of a cock-headed camel. — Heiglit o m. i:>5 mill.,
ieng-lh of base o m. i i 5 mill. — Bought (pi. XXV).
Coi.ouH : Light-coloured clay A>ilh coat of red glaze.
SiiAPE AND 0RNAMENTAT10.N : Tiic vasc is iu tlic form of an animal with the head of
a cock and the body of a camel kneeling upon a low base. On the back of the
camel is a saddle-clolh witb fringc, from the top of which rises the neck of the
vase. A band with chevron pattern runs from the front of the saddlc-clolh round
the chest of the camel, and ihere is a similar strap round his hindcjuarters; broad
belly-hand; coUar witb chevron pattern from which thrce round objects are suspen-
ded in front. The handle slrctches from under the rim to the camel's rump and
bas a herring-bone pattern on each side. There is a hole on each side of the cock's
beak, which has thus served as a spout.
Techmoie : Mouided in two parts, the suture running lengthwise.