The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-24

from the back of her head and 10 blown by the wind
like her dress.
The youthful and naked charioteer leans back in
excellent action with his feet the extreme edge
of the chariot foor and holds like his MASTER with
TWO hands the re.ns of pair OF the horses He
wears fllet on his head. and bright upper gar.
ment which, fastened by brooch 1t the chest,
behind in the breeze. leaving his 1.-THE. handsome
body bare. The road. which the chariot rolls to
the right is indicated by two OF white stones
placed top OF the other Behind the
chariot runs young man. who holds in his left
hand large shield. and extends his right as il
to stop the party-evidently disappointed sutton.
He wears wreathed crown on his head. and richly
embroidered garment. confined at the waist by 4
girde. tails to his knees. On line little higher
than the chariot. to indicate the perspective.
runs to the left OF and before it. richly dressed
young woman. She looks back and bears two
lighted torches on long poes which, with two stars
above show that it is night. The first line Of fig
ures-that above the central or second just de-
scrbeds composed of the three divinities supposed
to preside ut marriage observation-disclosures Jupiter and
in flowing robes. looking the happy pair in the
chariot, to whom the love god on her ieft
on he, Iea %so Sy Sas LEFT
fan. and in the right another OF her emblems rich
mirror. Her SON stands naked; has long and Gu
riously designed extended WINGS and holds i'll his
right hand branch. On his right leg Is an
anklet and high up on his left. near the thigh IS
what might be called leglet. Jupiter is seated on
the rig ht and is designed as indeed rest of
the figures, in manner worthy or the best Greek
epoch. He holds the thunderbolt IN his right and
looks also at the flying group below.
The third and lower row consists of five figures
On the extreme lett Minerva looks up at the chariot
aud walks rapidly in the direction it is going She
wears the helmet and Medusa- headed ggls neck
lace and bracelets extends her left hand toward the
bridal pair, and carries i'll the hollow OF her
right q long lance Slightly higher up
on the vase is the running figure of wheat-crowned
Ceres depicted q very handsome woman clad
like sister goddess in long robes and carrying in
her right hand sort ordoube-ended TORCH which
looks like q modern signpost. TO the right, again.
In MIA hD a
dressed young warriors probably also disappointed
lovers. The left hand one wears diadem, while the
others have helmets The central one carries both a
shield and spear, the right hand one only spear
and the left hand a spear and u short sword
The latter raises his right hand, as II in remon-
STRANGE he watches the chariot, while his nearest
companion also looks up at the bridal pair. Here
and there between the members of the lower line of
figures are small trees. The figures ON the base are
al handsome types and very lifelike in action. The
horses especially good Underneath the design
runs poorly executed plain Greek border.
OF the smaller pieces the best is OF Etruscan work.
manship. 1t is cup nine inches in height and five
and quarter inches in diameter. with large handle
and having around the body complicated rich and
vigorous design battle 1t found at
Etruria, in Tuscany. The figures are in black on a
light brown ground, and with white lines OF draw
ing There are in active combat armed men i'll a
chariot on horseback and Oh foot One horse of the
four harnessed to the chariot is white. The remain
ing pieces not particularly interesting valu-
able. An dcetabMum-a bell shaped used to
hold vineyards of rather poor workmanship. On
ono side there is a figure OF winged Victory in u
quaG9iga. and the other three rude figures of
men clad in long togas. The vase is Is inches
high by 16 inches in diameter. This is from Nola.
is aMphora IA inches in height and inches in
diameter. The figures on the body are well and
quite vigorously drawn. man, walking fast, holds
in his right hand sticks and extends his LETT
ward girl, who walks away from him and raises her
hands il to ward OFF his advances Between them
the two Greek words-kdion beautifully
and female proper evidently that of the girl.
that the admirng young man probably is trying
to hatter her. Near her. also with arms extended, AS
il in remonstrance. is another female. A moulded
GraaE head oil 40 M n IN np,a