at the house of their host, their shoes or sandals were taken off by the slaves, and their feet washed (ὑπολύειν and ἀπονίζειν.) In ancient works of art we frequently see a slave or other person represented in the act of taking off the shoes of the guests, of which an example is given, from a terra cotta in the British Museum, in p. 308. After their feet had been washed, the guests reclined on the κλίναι or couches (Καὶ ἕ μὲν ἔφη ἀπονίζειν τὸν παῖδα, ἵνα κατακέοιτο, Plato, Symp.