▁the ▁emb oss ed ▁cone . ▁Some ▁early ▁examples ▁have ▁large ▁tri angular ▁pl ates ▁between ▁the ▁legs , ▁worked ▁in ▁relief ; ▁but ▁the ▁developed ▁type ▁has ▁separate ▁legs ▁and ▁stays ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁joint s ▁are ▁mask ed ▁with ▁decor ative ▁r ims ▁and ▁feet ▁and ▁covering - plates . ▁These ▁orn aments ▁are ▁cast ▁and ▁ch ased , ▁and ▁are ▁model led ▁in ▁fl oral , ▁animal ▁and ▁human ▁forms . ▁The ▁feet ▁are ▁l ions ' ▁p aws , ▁which ▁sometimes ▁cl asp ▁a ▁ball ▁or ▁stands ▁on ▁to ads ; ▁the ▁r ims ▁and ▁pla ques ▁bear ▁groups ▁of ▁fighting ▁animals , ▁war riors , ▁rev elles ▁or ▁athlet es , ▁n ym ph s ▁and ▁sat y rs , ▁or ▁myth ological ▁subjects ▁in ▁relief . ▁Fe aster s ▁re ec line ▁and ▁hors emen ▁gal lop ▁on ▁the ▁r ims ▁of ▁bow ls ; ▁handles ▁are ▁formed ▁by ▁single ▁standing ▁figures , ▁arch ed ▁pairs ▁of ▁wrest lers , ▁lo vers ▁holding ▁hands , ▁or ▁two ▁vertical ▁soldiers ▁carrying ▁a ▁horizontal ▁com rade . ▁N ude ▁athlet es ▁serve ▁as ▁handles ▁for ▁all ▁kinds ▁of ▁l ids ▁and ▁vessels , ▁d rap ed ▁women ▁support ▁mirror - dis ks ▁around ▁which ▁love - god s ▁fly , ▁and ▁similar ▁figures ▁crown ▁tall ▁sh aft s ▁of ▁cand el ab ra . ▁Handle - b ases ▁are ▁model led ▁as ▁sat yr - mask s , ▁pal m ettes ▁and ▁s ph in xes . ▁This ▁is