. Tour to the sepulchres of Etruria, in 1839. roserpine stands before them with apomegranate flower in her hand, and Mercury is behind with his cadu-ceus. Bacchus is coming forward with a cup. 3. A two handled vase with white and red figures. The subject isThetis bringing armour to Achilles. She presents him with a shield,on which the sacred tripod is represented, and with two spears. 4. A Pariathenaic prize vase, esteemed of very great value. It liastwo Btout handles; on one side is Minerva, the patroness id the games,armed with her shield, and about to throw the spear. On the side ofthe vase
. Tour to the sepulchres of Etruria, in 1839. roserpine stands before them with apomegranate flower in her hand, and Mercury is behind with his cadu-ceus. Bacchus is coming forward with a cup. 3. A two handled vase with white and red figures. The subject isThetis bringing armour to Achilles. She presents him with a shield,on which the sacred tripod is represented, and with two spears. 4. A Pariathenaic prize vase, esteemed of very great value. It liastwo Btout handles; on one side is Minerva, the patroness id the games,armed with her shield, and about to throw the spear. On the side ofthe vase are the words Ton athen ethen athlon,in Etruscan cha-racters; and on the reverse are four foot-racers, the first of whom has his foot just beyond the goal. This has been a prize given to thevictor in a ). A jug, the front of which is completely covered with figures in red, black, and white I Bubject, tWO Amazons with names written : they are mounted, and accompanied by two dogs like mastiffs, and which are also named. VCJLCI. 281. in the neighbourhood, though its contents were sodissimilar. There were shown us images of largesize, and with a decidedly Egyptian character. One 6. A very rare cup, on which is de-scribed a funeral procession in themannerpeculiarto Etruria; the figuresare white, black, and purple. On of the spectator is the gatewhence the procession has issued forthto accompany the dead to his place ofsepulture. The funeral car is drawnby two mules of a breed much es-teemed in Etruria. Upon it is laidthe dead body of a bearded man ; hisface uncovered, his head adorned withornaments, and his body enveloped ina cloak. On the one side sits his daughter richly dressed, and on theother his son, and behind the car walks one of the nearest relations, inan embroidered pallium, absorbed in grief. Close to him is the playeron the double flute, to whose measured cadences the company keeptime. The whole is brought up by a number of soldiers completelyar
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