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(a) Death of Hippolytos: On the lower level is Hippolytos driving in a quadriga at full speed to right, with two white and two yellow horses, all having top-knots the quadriga and harness are painted purple, the wheels and axle white.

(b) Female head to left with hair in a bunch behind, radiated and striped open cap, earrings, and necklace, resting on the calyx of a flower on either side, palmettes. It rests on a large purple flower which spreads out into tendrils and blossoms on either side. On the neck: (a) Female head to the front inclined to right, with a Phrygian cap tied under the chin, and long curls, the face white with features in yellow, and the cap red. The handles terminate below in swans' heads, and above in Gorgoneia those in front, white with yellow hair those at the back, black throughout. Below the handles, palmettes below the designs, all round, maeander above each, tongue-pattern and egg-moulding. On the neck, above the designs, (a) dentils in perspective, edged with white (b) laurel-wreath.

On the lip, egg-moulding underneath, wave-pattern.

Apulian pottery red-figured volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water).ĭesigns red, white, yellow, and purple, on black ground.

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