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164 CATALOGUE OF SCULPTURE.324. in his hand a kanoun, or dish, such as those in which thecom, sashes, or sacrificial implements were usually broughtto the altar. The position of the left hand seems to showthat the thumb is inserted in a boss, as in a phiale omphalote.Holes in the marble may indicate sashes ofbronze, hanging from the dish.49, 50. Two maidens (Nos. 49, 50) are seen standing withempty hands. Perhaps one has given up the dish whichis held by the officer (No. 48.) In that case these wouldbe Canephori, maidens of noble birth, whose privilege itwas to carry in the procession the dishes just described.They are draped in long chitons, with diploidia, and wearsmall mantles over the shoulders.51. Another officer (No. 61) stands looking towards theprocession. He has held in the right hand some objectin metal, perhaps a herald's staff. Two holes for theattachment of it are visible in the marble. The gestureof the left hand shows that the officer is giving some62, 53. order to the two maidens before him (Nos. 52, 63), whostand with empty hands, like Nos. 49 and 60.54. The next maiden (No. 54) walks alone, carrying a56. bowl (phiale), used for sacrificial libations. No. 56 looksback at the figure on the next slab (No. 56), and helpsher to carry her burden.Slab vii. is a cast from the original, which was removedfrom the Acropolis by Choiseul-Gouffier in 1787, and isnow in the Louvre. The right foot of the magistrate(No. 48) is cast from a fragment which is still at Athens.66. The next maiden (No. 56), assisted by No. 55, holds VIII.a thymiaterion with a conical cover, used for burningincense. Censers of this form are not uncommon onGreek vases. (Cf. Vases in the B. M., C. 32, E. 98, E. 241,57, 58. E. 285, E. 352.) Next follow two figures (Nos. 57, 68),each carrying in the right hand a jug, oinochoe, then59, 60. two more (Nos. 59, 60), carrying phialae.