815. Fragment of a relief, perhaps a votive tablet in commemoration of a chariot race. Four heads of horses in rapid movement to the right; the head of the foremost horse has been held by a figure, of which the right hand only remains.
Marble; height, 11½ inches; width, 1 foot 1 inch. Guide to Graeco-Roman Sculptures, Part II., No. 47.
816. Votive relief. Hecatè stands, turned to the left, with a large torch in her left hand. With the right hand she places a wreath on the head of a mare standing before her. She wears a chiton, confined by bands crossing on the breast, such as are common on figures of charioteers, Furies, and others. Behind her is a large dog. The relief is surmounted by a large pediment. This relief appears to have been dedicated by the owner of a successful horse.—Crannon in Thessaly. Presented by Col. Leake, 1839.
White marble, with remains of blue paint on the ground; height, 1 foot 3½ inches; width, 1 foot 11 inches. Millingen, Anc. Uned. Monuments, II., pl. 16, fig. 1. Compare a relief at Athens, Schöne, Griechische Reliefs, pl. 26, fig. 108.
817. Votive relief with three figures standing to the front. On the right is Apollo wearing the dress of a minstrel, having a long chiton girt at the waist, and a himation. He holds out a phialè in his right hand. On the right is an omphalos, about which a snake is coiled. The central figure, who is bearded, wears the dress of Dionysos with short tunic, high boots, and a himation closely confined. He has a torch in the left hand and holds out a phialè in the right hand. On the left is a figure of Zeus, with a phialè held out in the right hand, and a sceptre in the left hand. The relief is bounded by two pilasters surmounted by an entablature and pediment.
Below is a group of six male figures reclining, who are sketched out in low relief. Before them are four figures: (a) on the left a comic figure seated, playing on double flutes, and beating time with a kroupezion or scabellum; (b) a nude female figure dancing; (c) a comic figure running, wearing a Phrygian cap, and having a pair of double flutes in each hand; (d) on the right, a figure with an oinochoè in each hand drawing wine from a large vessel.
Inscribed: Διῒ ὑψίστῳ κ(αὶ) τῷ χ(ό)ρῳ Θάλλος ἐπώνυμος τὸν τελαμῶνα ἀπέδωκα. The relief (τελαμών) appears to have been dedicated by a successful dramatic poet, Thallos, who gave his name to the fête.—Cyzicus. Presented by A. van Branteghem, Esq.