(a) The sacrifice of Iphigeneia: In the centre is a white altar on two steps, with a chevron-pattern on the cornice and a knotted taenia hanging from the front. The handles terminate below in swans' heads, as before above, in Gorgoneia, painted white, the hair yellow on obverse, black on reverse, the pupils of the eyes black. Above the designs, tongue- and egg-patterns below, all round, maeander and crosses below the handles, palmettes. On the neck: (a) above, laurel-wreath below, two Gryphons rushing at each other between them a palmette (b) laurel-wreath and palmettes. Round the lip, (a) egg-moulding, (b) wave-pattern underneath, (a) ivy-wreath and wave-pattern, (b) ivy-wreath and astragalus-pattern. On the handles in relief, heads of Io with black hair.Apulian red-figured volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water).ĭesigns black on red ground, with white accessories. Below, also arranged symetrically, a woman approaches on eighter side, holding a mirror and an oinochoe. Above, on either side is a seated youth holding a box the one on the left also holds grapes. Reverse: naiskos with a statue of the deceased woman holding a wreath, a long sash, and a flower. On the handles, in relief, heads of Io with blonde hair. On the neck: frontal head of a woman wearing a Phrygian cap emerging from a blossom, surrounded by flowers and tendrils. In the same register, at the extreme left, a young Pan, leaning on a rock, observes the scene. Athena is attended by two youths, who, like Paris, are in Eastern costume. Athena, directly below Paris, is also seated, leaning on her shield, wearing her helmet and holding a large phiale.
Hera, holding her scepter is seated in the upper right on a rock.
Aphrodite, accompanied by Eros is in the upper left, seated beside a large box, holding a wreath and a mirror. He listens to Hermes, standing to his right, who has brought the three goddesses to him to be judged. The Trojan prince is seated in the center, dressed in Eastern garb.
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