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wrapped in swaddling clothes. Behind Semele stands 

 Seilenos, his r. hand uplifted and resting upon the trunk 

 of a tree, his 1. beliind him, touching his tail. Apparently 

 a late copy of a good design. The cameo is within a gold 

 open-work setting, probably of 4th or 5th century workman- 

 ship. From Tunis. 



IV. — Bronze. 



1. Cover of a mirror case, silver-plated. Incised design ; 

 ■Sb Maenad, wearing long chiton and closely wrapped in a 

 liimation, which she holds over the lower part of her face in 

 her raised r. hand, dances to r. before an altar ; in her 

 1. hand she holds a thyrsos with long streamers. On the 

 ^Itar stands a nude Eros, ivy-crowned, playing on the double 

 flutes. The altar is wreathed with ivy and myrtle and is in- 

 scribed <\>\AOPAi\ = (t)i\oTra((jiii(jjv) ? Cf. Hesiod, Frag. XCI. 

 {Strab. X., p. 471) ; KovpriTtg re 6eoi, (fxXoTraiyjiiov^Q, dp^ricrrripec:. 

 The cover is broken on the r., and part of the wings of Eros is 

 wanting. Frovi Corinth. 



2. Statuette of Serapis : he stands with his head turned 

 ■slightly to his r , holding out a phiale in his r. hand. 

 His 1. arm is raised ; the hand is broken off. He wears 

 calathos and chiton and has a himation round the lower part 

 of his body and over his 1. shoulder. From Rhodes. 



3. Lamp, the handle of which ends in a swan's head and 

 •neck; the eyes are inlaid with silver. Incised on the body 

 of the lamp are a vine-stalk and two clusters of grapes. From 

 Rhodes. 



4. Simpulum : a small ring for suspension is attached to 

 the end of the handle. From the Borghese Collection. 



Y.—3Iarhle, Ix. 



1. Fragment of a Greek inscription giving an inventory 

 of the treasure of the temple of Apollo at Delos. Cf. Bull, 

 de Corr. Hell., XIV., p. 389. Obtained in Belos previous to 

 September, 1879. 



2. Porphyry slab sculptured in low relief; bird pecking at 

 foliage. 



3. Porphyry slab sculptured in low relief ; mask of Pan 

 terminating in foliage. 



VI. — Terracotta. 



[. Head of archaic type wearing pointed cap ; broken off 

 from a figure at the shoulders. From Egypt. 



2. Statuette of a boy standing with himation wrapped 

 round the upper part of his body ; he wears a thick wreath 

 and holds a purse in his 1. hand. 



3. Statuette of an ape wearing radiated crown ; he is 

 seated before a bowl, in which is a pestle. 



