173 KYLIX1, BASHOVA MOGILA NEAR DOUVANLI, PLOVDIV DISTRICT

End of fifth century B.C. Silver, height 3 cm, diameter 13 cm, weight 22 gms, length of handles 5.2 cm. Archaeological Museum. Plovdiv. Inv. No 1516

A figure of Hesperia as a horsewoman is engraved on the inner side in a wreath of laurel leaves, which form a gilt frame. She is dressed in a peplos2. Over this she is wearing a short mantle, which she is holding with her right hand, while the reins are held in the left. Her hair is bound with a veil, the ends of which flow freely behind her shoulders; she is wearing bracelets on both hands, and a necklace around her neck. The goddess is about to enter the sea which is indicated near her. Three fishes are swimming in the waves.

Ibid.p 362

1a shallow drinking cup with two handles

2a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist