CAVI Lemma: RF OINOCHOE. FROM CERVETERI. TERPAULOS PAINTER. FIRST QUARTER FIFTH.
CAVI Subject: A YOUNG WARRIOR RETREATING UNDER A SHOWER OF ARROWS.
CAVI Inscriptions: THE INSCRIPTIONS ARE HORIZONTAL: IN THE FIELD: Λυσεας καλος, ναιχι δοκει
τοι.(1) AND: καλος, RETR. ON THE BAND SERVING AS A GROUND LINE: Λυσεας καλος.
FROM THE YOUTH'S MOUTH: παπαι, RETR. ALSO: γονυ{2}.
CAVI Footnotes: {1} I DID NOT SEE γονυ AND ναιχι, WHICH ARE TAKEN FROM BEAZLEY. {2} THERE MAY
BE MORE AT THE END (BEAZLEY). IS γονυ A MILITARY POSTURE EQUIVALENT TO `AT EASE'
(PUTTING ONE'S SHIELD AT THE KNEE)? THIS COULD BE A JOKE, BUT THE READING MAY BE
INCOMPLETE. [[ADDENDA:]] {1} FOR A DISCUSSION OF τοι SEE THREATTE (1996),
340-41. {2} THERE MAY BE MORE AT THE END (BEAZLEY). IS γονυ A MILITARY POSTURE?
IT SEEMS TO BE THE EQUIVALENT OF `AT EASE', CF. E.G. DIODORUS SICULUS 15.32.5. -
I TAKE ναιχι AND γονυ FROM BEAZLEY AS I DID NOT SEE THESE WORDS.
CAVI Comments: ARV[2] GIVES THE NAME LYSEAS TWICE; I SAW IT ONLY ONCE.
