The cities and cemeteries of Etruria . ut, and bears very singularreliefs of bulls, each hobbled and held bya man. Another also is peculiar, repre-senting the upper half of a man, whosehead is fastened to his shoulders by ametal pin. The vase shown in the annexed woodcut, with itslid in the form of a cap tufted by a bird, is a good specimen ofan Etruscan canopus. On the lower shelves are several circular bowls with uprighthandles, which give them the appearance of baskets (as in CasesVII., VIII.)—singular stands, which for want of a better name,and in ignorance of their purpose, have been styl
The cities and cemeteries of Etruria . ut, and bears very singularreliefs of bulls, each hobbled and held bya man. Another also is peculiar, repre-senting the upper half of a man, whosehead is fastened to his shoulders by ametal pin. The vase shown in the annexed woodcut, with itslid in the form of a cap tufted by a bird, is a good specimen ofan Etruscan canopus. On the lower shelves are several circular bowls with uprighthandles, which give them the appearance of baskets (as in CasesVII., VIII.)—singular stands, which for want of a better name,and in ignorance of their purpose, have been styled asparagusholders (Case VII.),—a variety of drinking-cups with bands ofminute Egyptian-like figures in flat relief,—some oblong strips ofblack ware, commonly called lavagne, or slates, or abaci, but whichthe late Professor Migliarini, when Director of this Museum, usedjocularly to term Etruscan visiting-cards, and which were pro-bably writing-tablets (Case VII.). J>ut perhaps the most curious articles in this black ware are. CANOPUS FROM CHIUSr. ciiai. xi,] FOCOLAKI, Oil EAETHENWAEE TRAYS. 79 the focohtri, or ricipienti as they arc called, of which, however,there are no superior specimens in this collection. And how, olireader! shall I make thee understand what afocolare is? It is asquare, paw-footed, wall-sided tray of earthenware, half open infront, set ahout with prominent figures of veiled women, supposedto represent the spirits of the dead,5 or of winged demons,masks, or chhmeras ; and it contains, when found in the tomb,the strangest set of odds and ends of crockery, which have,naturally enough, heen mistaken for a tea-service in its the resemblance to that homely piece of furniture is
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