The cities and cemeteries of Etruria . iors on foot. In the quadriga which is charging fromthe left, the auriga, or driver, is in front, in 3rellow tunic, redPhrygian cap, and long hair streaming in the wind as she holdsthe reins in her right hand, and a blue shield on her left armto protect her comrade ; who, bareheaded, in a white chiton,grasps the antyx, or front bar of the chariot, to steady herself asshe hurls her lance at one of her foes, and brings him to theground beneath her horses feet. Both his thighs are pierced byher spear; he drops on one knee, yet gallantly cuts at the horseswit
The cities and cemeteries of Etruria . iors on foot. In the quadriga which is charging fromthe left, the auriga, or driver, is in front, in 3rellow tunic, redPhrygian cap, and long hair streaming in the wind as she holdsthe reins in her right hand, and a blue shield on her left armto protect her comrade ; who, bareheaded, in a white chiton,grasps the antyx, or front bar of the chariot, to steady herself asshe hurls her lance at one of her foes, and brings him to theground beneath her horses feet. Both his thighs are pierced byher spear; he drops on one knee, yet gallantly cuts at the horseswith his short sword. His comrade, a youthful Greek, rushes tothe rescue, and endeavours to protect his fallen friend with hislarge round shield. Both these warriors wear white cuirasses,yellow Corinthian helmets with lofty white crests, greaves also third period, or that in which this art .r>th century of Rome, or about 300 ,readied its highest development; and lie op. cit. V. pp. ascrilies it to the middle of the. chap. XL.] THE AMAZON SARCOPHAGUS. 99 yellow, to represent brass; and their flesh is painted red to distinguish them from their foes of the fair sex. Both theseAmazons, as well as the rest on this sarcophagus, wear earrings,necklaces, and bracelets—a tacit mode of expressing the fact thatin no woman, whatever pretence of misanthropy she may make,is vanity completely extinct. The quadriga which comes in fromthe right is in every respect equal to its fellow. The horsescharge in magnificent style. The fighting Amazon here is infront; her head bare, her hair dishevelled, eagerness in her eye,decision in her mouth, she leans forward to pull her bow, and withequal success, for she has brought one of her adversaries to theground. Her auriga, dressed precisely like her fellow in theopposite chariot, stands behind, holding the pelta, or yellowAmazonian shield, on her left arm, her rod or whip and the reinsin her right. The prostrate Greek in vain endeav
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