The king might be flattered by the parallel to be drawn between the sport of modern monarchs and that of ancient heroes (AEGR, 1, p.
We can imagine Hamilton, on the occasion he presented the king with a copy of the first volume of his work, attempting to engage the interest of His Sicilian Majesty, who was notorious for his stupidity, by pointing out the subject of this vase. This image of an ancient hunt must have been resonant with reminders to Hamilton of the many expeditions he had joined, in the company of King Ferdinand IV, hunting boar in the woods above the royal palace at Caserta. 251 Wilisch, Altkorinthische Thonindustrie, pp. Under each handle a swan to right with wings back-to-back, preening itself in front of one of them, a smaller bird to right, also preening itself.ĭ'Hancarville, i. Behind the last is a bird flying to left below each horse, a rosette. (b) Three horsemen galloping to left, each beardless, with hair in a club, fillet, short chiton, and spear the middle one has a white horse, its outlines marked in black. All are bearded, except the front one on the right Behind, on the right one, on the left two, similar huntsmen advancing and thrusting with spears in front of the first on the left is inscribed: ΑΝΤΕΦATAM, 'Aντιφάτας below the second: MAΔYΛOΠ, Πολύφας. In front of the huntsman on the left is inscribed : ΓΟΛVΦAΜ, Πολύφας in front of the other: MOΡΟΔΥΕ, Εΰδωρος. On either side is a nude huntsman, with long hair, fillet, and white chlamys on left arm, attacking the boar with a spear it is already wounded with four spears (on which are amenta).
(a) Boar-hunt: In the centre is the boar to right, with a hound seizing its hind quarters, and another attacking it from the front the hounds are white, with black outlines. Round the mouth, inside, tongue-pattern outside, network pattern (black, purple, and white) the neck is black, with rosette. Designs black-and-white on red ground, with border of tongue-pattern above incised lines and purple accessories.
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