A catalogue of sculpture in the Department of ... - Warburg Institute

XANTHOS. HARPY TOMB. 57In the left hand he holds a pomegranate fruit, and in theright hand an apple.Before him stands a male (?) figure,holding a dove in the left hand by the wings, and havingthe right hand raised in a gesture of adoration. On eachside of the main group, but disconnected from it, ai'e thewinged figures with their burdens as already described.With certain difierences of detail, chiefly in the positionsof the arms of the figures carried, these groups are nearlysimilar to those of the north side.Drapery, d'c.—All the figures on this tomb, except the" Harpies," the diminutive figures connected with them,and the warrior, are draped in chiton, and himation orpeplos. The figures borne bj the " Harpies " and the figurecrouching in grief wear long chitons only. The " Harpies "wear chitons, of which the sleeves alone are indicated.Allthe principal figures wear shoes or sandals, so far as thefeet are preserved, with the exception of the second figurebehind the throne on the east side. The women on thewest side, and the seated figure on the south side wear shoeswith pointed toes. The remaining figures wear sandalsonly. All the figures on the east side had metal taeniaeor stephanae, the holes for the attachment of the metalbeing still visible. The youth on the east side, as alreadystated, held a metal object in his hand.Colouring.—The following indications of colour can betraced. The ground of the reliefs was bright blue. Partof the colour remains round the profile of the youth on theeast side, and under the right wrist of the first figure behindthe throne on this side. Birch (Archseologia, xxx., p. 192)states that he has seen scarlet on the crest of the helmet,and Scharf (^Mus. of Class. Antiq., i,, p. 252) that therewere " traces of red in the hollow of the shields and uponsandals." Elsewhere the colour must be inferred fromthe inequalities of the surface of the marble, due to theunequal protecting powers of the different colours. There