holmes] vases of the T'OLYCHROMK (iKOlP. 141 



red. wliicli appears to have been polished (h)\vn as a slij). The desit^iis 

 a re i n three colors — black, a strong red, and a fine gray jairple — whicl i • 

 in combination with the bright reddisli ground, give a very ricli 

 effect. The first example, shown in Fig. 207, is a large, nearly 

 symmetrical bottle with a short neck and a thick, flaring lip. The 

 inner siirface of the orifice and the lower half of the body are finished 

 in red and the neck and shoulder in the salmon colored slip. A wide 

 zone of ornament encircles the upper surface of the body. The de- 

 signs are executed with great skill in red and black colors and include 

 two highly conventional figures, probably of reptilian origin. Tlie 

 manner of their introduction into the zone is shown in Fig. 2US. The 



•,W. Devices of the decorated zone of vase shown in Fig. iO;. 



oval faces are i)laced on opposite sides, taking the positions usually 

 occupicil by niddeled heads. Each face is supplemented by a pair of 

 arms wliii-li tcnniuate in curiously ci.iivcnt jdual Imnds, and the two 

 caudal appcmlagcs are placed midway between the faces, filling tri- 

 angular areas. The body of the vase serves as a body for both 

 creatures. In the illustration, the red of the design, which is carried 

 over all of om- face save the ryes and iimiitli and serves tn emiiliasize 

 the features..!' Ilie,, the, -face, is in.lirate,] ,,, ve,-ii,-al tint lines and the 

 black is given in solid c,,l,,r. 'J'his vase is twelve incla's in height. 



