Ten non-joining wall fragments, three (a, e, and g) of flaring rim, flat on top. Bands of glaze on inside. Glaze has a slightly greenish cast on c, f, and j. Est. diam. of rim at outer edge 0.25; P.H. of a) 0.11; max. dim. b [P 4744]) 0.105, c) 0.121, d) 0.041, e) 0.11, f) 0.069, g) 0.08, h) 0.045, i) 0.049, j) 0.115. L. Talcott, Hesperia 5, 1936, pp. 59--69; K. Pfeiff, Apollon: Wandlung seines Bildes in der griechischen Kunst, Frankfurt 1943, Beil. 2 (4), opp. p. 40; M. Wegner, Euthymides und Euphronios, Münster 1979, pl. 6; LIMC II, 1984, p. 263, no. 642, s.v. Apollon and p. 710, no. 1157, s.v. Artemis.

Apollo, Leto, and Artemis. Fragment a preserves the wreathed head of Apollo and a little of his back with himation. He faces to right, holding his kithara (tip of left arm projecting above his head, right arm with part of support, crosspiece, and strings). Behind him, the left hand and wrist of Leto holding a flower, also to right. Above, betweenthe two:

At the far right just at the break there is a small amount of reserve that is probably a bit of the raised right hand of Artemis, more of whom appears on fragment c (see below). Fragment b (P 4744) shows more of the himation of Apollo as well as the sleeve of his chiton and his sharply bent right elbow, also the cord of the plektron. The two parallel lines next to the god's elbow are the bottom of the sound box of the kithara. Below, on the right, next to the break:

Fragment d preserves a bit of the drapery (sleeve of chiton, himation, the lower contour of the left breast) of Leto. Fragment c gives part of Artemis (buttocks, left arm with sleeve of chiton, her hand holding up a fold of her chiton) to left, facing Apollo. Behind her is the trunk of a palm tree and between the two:

Fragments e, f, and i each preserve palm fronds. These belong to two different palm trees, one behind each goddess. Fragments f and i belong to the one behind Artemis because the glaze has a slightly greenish cast as it does on fragment c. Fragment e preserves fronds from the same side of the trunk as the tree on f but cannot be the same tree because both fragments belong just below the ornament, and thus e belongs

to the tree behind Leto. Fragment j gives the lower part of the trunk of a palm tree and at the right:

This also belongs to the tree behind Artemis, for not only does the greenish cast of the glaze confirm this, but if it were the tree behind Leto, one would expect to see a bit of her drapery between the inscription and the right break. Above the figures, an upright chain of encircled palmettes interrupted above the head of Apollo by a lotus flower that indicates where the pattern started and ended. This ornament also appears on e (illustrated), g -- i (the last illustrated). At the very bottom of fragment j there is a little bit of the ornament below the figures, probably a chain of upright encircled palmettes as at the top. Preliminary sketch. Relief contour. Dilute glaze: iris of Apollo's eye; folds of chitons. The ends of Apollo's hair where they overlap the black background are incised. Red: flower; leaves and stem of wreath; tuning keys of kithara, plektron cord (partly flaked); inscriptions. White: berries of wreath.

Thus, the composition showed Apollo with his kithara between Leto and Artemis, the three flanked by palm trees, a grouping that fills well the available space, for the circumference of the figured area is ca. 0.60 m. The position of the black bands of glaze on the inside was also helpful in placing the fragments. The relative positioning of fragments a, e, and i in the drawing was accomplished by calculating the amount of space needed for the units of palmettes below the rim. Talcott (Hesperia 5, 1936, pp. 59--60) thought that there was only one palm tree and conjectured (p. 61) that there was a fourth figure, perhaps Ares or Iris, to fill the space between the tree and Leto. But if the positioning of fragment j is correct, it means that the potting inscription appeared between the

two trees. A parallel of sorts for the Delian triad between two palm trees but with the addition of a deer may be found on Agora P 9275, an unattributed contemporary stand (Agora XXIII, cat. no. 575, pl. 55).

For the general subject of the Delian triad, see LIMC II, 1984, pp. 261--265, s.v. Apollon (W. Lambrinoudakis et al.).

It is not clear if the kalos inscription was just simply kalos or if it named a youth, although normally the name precedes the adjective (for an exception, see London, B.M. GR 1896.6--21.3 by Oltos, which praises Memnon: ARV2 56, 25). The two names that appear on vases by Euthymides are Megakles on the Bonn hydria, 70 (ARV2 28, 12; Addenda 156) and Leagros (without kalos) on the fragmentary cup from the Akropolis, 211 (ARV2 29, 20). Either name would fit the space available, although Leagros, having fewer letters, might be preferable.

Euthymides (ARV1 26, 15; ARV2 28, 17; Addenda 156).