130 Field Museum of Natural History — Anth., Vol. VII. 



184. (24044) Pouch-shaped Pitcher 



On the flat part of the handle are leaves, and a double band about the 

 middle. The lower attachment resembles that of No. 183. 

 Naples 69167 (?). 



185. (24060) Pouch-shaped Pitcher 



On the lip, bead and egg patterns. The upper attachment of the handle ends 

 in two birds' heads; the lower has the form of a comic theatrical mask between 

 volutes. There is a leaf-shaped thumb-rest at the top of the handle and the 

 flat part of the handle is ornamented. 



Naples 69165. 



HANDLES OF VESSELS 



186. (24168) Handle of Vessel 



The lower attachment bears in relief a bust of the god Apollo with cithara 

 and plectrum. Below him is a swan with oustpread wings and head bent down. 

 On the handle is a spray of laurel with leaves and berries. At the top are 

 acanthus leaves with recurved ends. From between the acanthus leaves 

 emerges the upper part of a cithara, flanked on the left by a bow and on the 

 right by a quiver. The upper attachments end in heads of animals. 



Naples 72637. Waldstein and Shoobridge, Herculaneum, PI. 43, at the left; Schreiber . 

 Alexandrinische Toreutik, No. 145; cf. No. 128 of this catalogue. 



187. (24165) Handle of Vessel 



The handle represents Atys, standing with crossed feet. The right arm 

 is broken off. The left arm is bent across the body and the loose garment is 

 drawn in by the left arm and left hand. The garment is buttoned over the 

 legs and secured by a brooch at the neck, but is otherwise open. The feet are 

 encased in shoes. On the head is a Phrygian cap. The lower attachment of 

 the handle is in the form of a bearded mask, with a band confining the long 

 hair (Dionysus?). 



Naples 72592. Waldstein and Shoobridge, Herculaneum, PI. 43, in the middle. 



BASINS 



188. (24099) Basin 



The bowl has a base ring. On the rim, bead and egg patterns. In the center, 

 a medallion representing a young man and a woman standing by a trophy. 

 The trophy, which occupies the middle of the field, is equipped with cuirass 

 and greaves and apparently with some drapery; at the foot of the trophy are 

 a helmet and two shields. The young man stands on the right, with a chlamys ( ?) 

 hanging on his left arm and holding in his right hand a club-like object, the 

 lower end of which touches the aforesaid helmet. The woman on the left, 

 her drapery wound about the lower part of her figure, has her right hand raised 

 to the cuirass of the trophy. Around the medallion is a bead pattern, followed 

 by a nondescript band. The fixed handles have snake-like attachments. 



Naples 73613. ^ 



189. (24096) Basin 



The bowl has a base ring. On the lip, delicately executed bead and egg 

 patterns. In the center, on a medallion, is a relief representing two winged 

 boys under a tree. The two fixed handles are ornamented at the middle with 



