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Y.— Marble. 

 Cippus with inscription in Latin recording the dedication 

 of a statue and base in the year 28 B.C. : 

 Imp. Caesar VI. 

 M. Agrippa II. cos. 

 P. Decrius Statins. 

 P. Decrius Saturus. 

 Gillio Lucili M.s. 

 Philargur. Corneli Nicol. s. 

 [posue] runt sign, et basin. From Capua. 



2. Head of Vestal Virgin, veiled. From Capua. 



8. Portrait head of a Roman finely executed in Greek style. 

 The head is long with broad forehead and narrow chin, and 

 bears a strong resemblance to portraits of Augustus. Tip of 

 nose broken, hair merely blocked out. From Cyprus. 



VI. — Terracotta. 



1. Statuette of Eros ilying. He wears sandals and there 

 are remains of drapery on the left leg which is advanced. 

 The flesh colour of the body is well preserved, and there are 

 traces of pink on the drapery. From Smyrna. 



2. Sarcophagus. At the top are painted two sphinxes, 

 confronted, each with a curled lock falling from the back of 

 the head; lower down, on either side, is the head of an 

 Amazon, helmeted, and at the foot are a lion and a lioness. 

 Style that of the middle of the 6th century B.C. From 

 Clazomenae. 



Yll.— Pottery, &c. 



1. Red-figured alabastos with archaic design of the school 

 of Epictetos. Two women, each within a panel, face one 

 another, raising their right and left hands respectively, in 

 greeting. In the one panel is inscribed Trpoaayopevu), in the 

 other ETTotrja-tv. On the lip of the vase, which is partly 

 broken away, are the words: — [6] Tralg K[a\6g]. The panels 

 are surrounded by borders of palmettes. Said to have been 

 found in Attica. 



2. Black-figured skyphos. Obv : Heracles, wearing chiton 

 and lion's skin, and v/ith hand on club, is seated on a throne 

 below which are his bow and quiver ; opposite to him stands 

 Athena holding out cup in right hand and carrying oenochoe 

 in left. On the 1. is a Satyr running away from a goat. 

 Rev: Athena pouring out drink for Heracles, who is seated 

 on a chest. On the 1. a Satyr stands before a goat. From 

 Boeotia. - 



^ 3. j'Megarian bowl embossed with designs of a Maenad 

 riding on a panther, a Triton with an oar, and two goats 

 confronted, with a vase between them ; these designs are 

 repeated. On the bottom is a head of Medusa. 



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