66 F. B. Tarbell 



partly red. Of the two dogs the one at the right has head, shoulder, further 

 legs and tail yellow; other parts red. The one at the left reverses these 

 colors, the only exceptions being that the tongues of both dogs are red and 

 that the eyes are alike, with red rims and black pupils. The two sphinxes 

 show a less simple variation of colors. The one at the right has hair, breast, 

 wing, tail, and legs red; other parts, except face, blue. The one at the 

 left has hair, breast, and wing blue; further legs and tail yellow; other 

 parts red. Both sphinxes have reddish faces and red and yellow lines upon 

 their wings. On each side of the top of the cover the two hippocamps are 

 painted alike: on one side with blue heads, red bodies, yellow fins and tails; 

 on the other (Plate XXXII) with yellow bodies and red heads, red being 

 used also for flippers, dorsal fins, and parts of tails. The palmettes are red. 

 The other ornaments are done in red and brown. 



c (cat. no. 24437) 



Outside measurements: length, 1.85 m; breadth, 0.575 nij height, 

 1.02 m. Inside measurements: length, 1.5 m; breadth, 0.37 m; depth, 

 0.205 m. 



The cover is made of two unequal pieces. There are no signs of repair, 

 except at one corner of the cover; and the colors are believed to be 

 untouched by any modern hand. 



On one long side (Plate XXXV) is a monster, seen in front view, having 

 the form of a man as far as the hips, but with serpents in place of legs. He 

 wears a tunic, which ends in flaps about his loins, and holds by his right hand 

 against his right shoulder an object which may be a cornucopia. The 

 serpents, coiling symmetrically, end in heads, and are confronted by two 

 large birds (swans ?) which stand with bills wide open, as if hissing. On 

 the other long side (Plate XXXVI) are two marine monsters (sea dragons) 

 fronting each other, with an indistinct object, probably floral, between them. 

 On one end (Plate XXXVII) a winged marine monster can be made out 

 with some difficulty. On the other end there are faint traces of a similar 

 creature. The top of the cover is largely overgrown with moss (genus 

 Hypnum), now dry. Traces of painted patterns are discernible on the 

 vertical surfaces of the cover. 



On the principal long side (Plate XXXV) eight or perhaps nine colors'' 

 are used, as follows: (i) dark brown, for outlines and inner drawing and for 

 cornucopia; (2) brownish purple, for hair of monster and for heads of birds; 

 (3) red, for touches on the hair and for the rims of the birds' eyes; (4) orange 

 red, for serpents and for birds' wings; (5) diluted orange, for face, neck, and 



' In determining the colors I have had the valuable help of Miss Lucy C. Driscoll. 



