Outlines from the figures and compositions upon the Greek, Roman, and Etruscan vases of the late Sir William Hamilton; with engraved borders . ch of the Pegasus, as belonging toApollo, the god of medicine, evidently proves, that thesmallest and most minute circumstances introduced uponthe sacred vases, have their appropriate object; the sceptre,which is in the hand of Iobates, marks the regal authority;and, probably, the foliage of the ivy, embroidered on thesleeve of his robe, serves to shew, that he was also a priestof Bacchus, as in Greece the kings were often the pontiffs,or chief-priests.
Outlines from the figures and compositions upon the Greek, Roman, and Etruscan vases of the late Sir William Hamilton; with engraved borders . ch of the Pegasus, as belonging toApollo, the god of medicine, evidently proves, that thesmallest and most minute circumstances introduced uponthe sacred vases, have their appropriate object; the sceptre,which is in the hand of Iobates, marks the regal authority;and, probably, the foliage of the ivy, embroidered on thesleeve of his robe, serves to shew, that he was also a priestof Bacchus, as in Greece the kings were often the pontiffs,or chief-priests. Bellerophon is represented with his headcovered; and it is observable, that upon these vasesforeigners and travellers are commonly represented in thesame manner, or with a hat fastened at the back of thehead. The vase itself, from which this design is taken, hasan ornament of ivy leaves, which denotes, that it was con-secrated to Bacchus. Apuleius is said to have seen thestory of Bellerophon performed in a bacchanalian feast atRome, and that an ass with wings represented not this story have a place in a feast of Bacchus, on. KB. ,5 3
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