The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

soptbsrn RUSSIA It's ,vorl nons,In 20 sxor,sits
and its date is given ny n Grcck vase with red
""' NO H.'eh u ''',N vase I. teN
figures found with 1t. and also by an inscription
In q circular border, reading rs follows: The
senate and the people of 0ib,opolis. to the great
unconGuered king Saitapharues.'
Possibly this title of "unconquered King
means one Of those emi.barbarou notentatcs
'e-'.s one W. W. ~ .'''a
over whom the Greeks exercised a protcctorate.
1t may seem strange that such IA superb speci-
man ~ Grsek art shorld ho found N ,ho hor-
NV" :, =, ! snou'i oo io"nu VI IL DOT
der or barDarlc Scythia, but those familiar
with the economic conditions of the ancient
WORTH ""rihe 'ne iourth century pefore our era
easily explained the seeming wonder. Greece,
pcrItv. was oycrponnla,ed, and. ,iko Enrlsnd
to-day, had to draw from southern Russia the
wheat necessary for its people.
Between Athens and the northern shore OF
til" Black sea trade was strabo
mentions ot that at, a certain sat King Leue1n, who
tt' W poo . eApor.e" u u one
time from Theodosia to Athens @,loo,o 900 me
dosi, was on, NJ tbo JIo,Ier,c rrx,ro ror,s.
oos'a was one OF 'me ilciIenic huxihe ports;
was a town near the mouth Of the rivers Uv.
nanIs and Rorystbenes ond n aroo, o,rnorirn
of trade between the Greeks and tho interior
Scythlan tribes. who exchanged the products
of their soil for those of the Greek artisans.
In no country have such splendid specimens
Of the Greek silver and gold smiths been OK
humed as in southern Russia. The gorgeous
discoveries made nj Kerfch in the tom6s Of the
Scythian Kings. and now in the Russian impe.
rial Museum, are known by every one Interested
in ancient art. The tiara Of King Saitapharnes
is conical in shape. about twenty cent?
buse. It Is tho work OF a Greek goldsmith Of
the best period II art; IL is made OF embossed
and chased gold, and most refined and elab0r.
consists of seven stripes superposed from the
base 10 the apex. Tn most importnnt one ren-
resents two episodes taken from Homcr's niad,
In front. as can be seen in the cut, the artist
las depicted one OF tile most celsbrntel sr.nes
OF antiquity, '.Achilles's ire"
ON a seat finely decorated Achilles IL seated.
his hand resting on his smear. Behind him
are TWO of his Combinations stnndinu In com com
from the bat,ich"iS ~ bIs freohad foo H.
tor the Trojan hero has brought havoc into ths
Greek ranks, In their dismay the Aclenn
chieftains implorc tile stubborn hero to come
to their rescue, AT Ills feet they have laid the
richest presents. tn The lsft IL Iiysscs VIC
humhly brings back The fair Brissis' whom
Achiiies's t.nt, To this the KIM NJ KInys b ns
added Other fair c%aptiycs. richly adorned as
for a festival. Then COM" f nnr horSe o' LnJ nv :" n
slave, as additional presents INF aI this' y
phUnix. the hrro's old Tt,tnr il ofSinr lis
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN hose ~ the achn"o ~ iii
in vain: ma nv bIs stdnt -, :, 90 ,Sa o,' 1 ~
of them proba6Iy Siax' who b " y ~ Ne M oi Tap
a wild boar. ready fni thc sa"riHr, in rnse
they the Greets sucrael IN mnoiimne,.' tt"h ii liz
WELD 10 thcir wishrs ." H ''
The other seen" represented ia the funeral
of patrocius nc son ~ 'Thctiss Im nartrd
wwithh ia ;p ~ son OF lhnvls m9s lmrt.u
heen ia X" H. an ~ la'In, - ~ 10
who vaS ~ j,"r ~ Wv ~ rn
Achilles las immoI1ted, ms pr"nItintoppv Nc.