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That the space enclosed by the frame is intended to represent the 

 interior of a room, is evident from the ceiling. This is a pattern of 

 bluish tinge applied in three shades. At the top there is a broad dark 

 stripe, the upper part of which is particularly dark. Beneath there is 

 a lighter band, nearly straight across the top, but with pointed ends and 

 convex lower edge. This band is crossed by rays which start from the 

 upper band and have the same color as the lower part of that band. 

 From the shape of the ceiling it is apparent that the room is thought 

 of as circular. The light toned part of the ceiling belongs to the side of 

 the room which is farthest from the spectator. 



In the white interior there is a large two-handled vase or basket 

 suspended from the ceiling by means of a bright red cord, which parts 

 near the lower end into two strands, each of which is attached to a 

 handle. After forming a sort of bow here, and a loop at the side of the 

 vase, the cord appears beneath it in the form of two wide straight 

 hanging ends. The vase has a wide rim sloping somewhat downward, 

 and concave sides with raised ornamental bands near the bottom. 

 Besides the two bail-handles there was a U-shaped handle projecting 

 upward from either side near the bottom. The base consists of two 

 discs connected by a slender shaft. Handles and base are of metallic 

 form. From the color, which is a dark green with lighter shades and 

 bits of white to indicate the play of light on the surface, the material 

 of the vase would seem to have been conceived of as bronze. 



The top-piece has its own border of very dark red with a pale yellow 

 line about the inner edge. The interior has a brick -red ground with 

 decorations in the same pale yellow as the line. On a base consisting 

 of a horizontal stripe are represented three trees and two horses. 

 The trees are gnarly and leafless according to the earlier conventional 

 manner. The right horse runs to left, but has his head turned to the 

 right. The left horse gallops to left. A curved object projecting 

 upward from the middle of his back is probably his tail misplaced. 



Height, m. o. 637 ( = 2 ft. 1.07 in.) Width, m. 0.427 ( = 1 ft. 4.81 in.) 

 Abraded in lower right corner. Considerably worn and faded. 



FRESCO. 24655. [Plate CXXIIL] 



Decorative compartment very similar to the preceding, No. 24652. 



The following are the more noteworthy details. On the sides of 

 the frame there are traces of sprays of leaves in a rusty light green, 

 painted over the red 1 and dark green stripes, which form the basis of 



1 There is no very dark red on these side-frames, but there is an irregular stripe of that color on 

 the upper cross-piece. 



