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Pottery: black-figured kylix. Under each handle, a lotus-flower. Interior: (1) In the centre is a citharist to right, bearded, with long hair, fillet, long chiton and himation, both embroidered, playing with plectrum on a chelys from which hangs drapery. On either side of him is a male figure; the one on the right stands to right looking back, with long pointed beard, long hair, fillet, and embroidered chlamys over his shoulders, in right hand a wand; the one on the left is to left, looking back, similar to the other, with hair gathered up. In the field, branches. (2) In the exergue is Dionysos reclining on a couch to right, bearded, with a fillet, and embroidered drapery over his lower limbs, holding a keras. On either side is a Satyr stooping down towards him, with hands extended. Exterior: (a) Dionysos riding to right on an ithyphallic mule, bearded, with fillet and striped himation, in left hand a keras, in right vine-branches; in advance of him is a Satyr looking back. On either side, eyes, with purple pupils, the rest black with a white ring. Beyond on each side is a beardless figure seated, the one on the left on an okladias to right, the other on a block to left; both have fillets, long chitons, and embroidered himatia, and hold wands. (b) The same design, except that the positions of the seated figures are reversed.
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