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Cases 12-16. The Dionysiac or Bacchic cycle, and Cupid. 
Cases 17-19. Various minor divinities, such as the Muses, the 
Deities of Health, the Primeval Gods, the Divinities of the Lower 
World, the Gods of Destiny, the Gods of Light, the Winds, the Gods 
of Water, the Gods of the Country, the Lares, or House-gods, the 
Personifications of States and Cities, and Allegorical Divinities. 
Cases 20-22. Divinities foreign to the classic Mythology, such as 
the Gods of Early Italy, among which are some rude figures from 
Sardinia, supposed to be Phoenician, and early Etruscan gods. Oriental 
Divinities, adopted by the Komans from Egypt and Asia Minor. 
Cases 23-26. Heroes, the principal of whom is Hercules. 
Cases 27-30. Eeal personages ; and fragments of statues. 
Cases 31-35. Figures of animals. 
Cases 36-41. Arms and armour, offensive and defensive. 
Cases 42, 43. Etruscan candelabra, terminating above in figures or 
groups. The lamps were suspended from the branches. 
Cases 44-47. The contents of a very ancient Etruscan tomb, in the 
necropolis of Vulci, known as " La Polledrara." They consist of a 
stone figure, a bronze bust, bronze and terracotta vases, ostrich eggs 
engraved and painted, and several Egyptian porcelain bottles. 
Cases 48, 49. Eoman candelabra; the lamps were placed on the top. 
Cases 50-60. Lamps and vases. Cases 50-52. Roman lamps of 
various forms. Cases 53, 54. Vessels for holding oil or unguents, 
some in the form of heads. Cases 54-57. Vases of various kinds, and 
detached handles of vases. Cases 58-60. Bronze cist(B, to contain 
articles for the toilet. Mirrors of various forms. 
Table-case A. Implements and utensils, chiefly Roman, such as 
locks, keys, weights, stamps,, knives, spoons, writing materials, &c. 
Table-case B. Personal ornaments, chiefly Etruscan and Roman, 
such as bracelets, brooches, rings, hair-pins, and necklaces. 
Table-case C. Horse-trappings, and portions of armour. Among these 
should be specially noticed " The Bronzes of Siris," or two shoulder- 
pieces of Greek armour, of the finest workmanship, stated to have been 
found in 1820, near the River Siris, in Magna Graecia ; bas-reliefs in 
silver, supposed to have formed part of an Etruscan chariot, found at 
Perugia; and a series of handles and ornaments, which have been 
attached to bronze vases. 
Table-case D. Bronze mirrors. 
In two laro-e cases on each side of the room are the fol- 
lowing select bronzes, remarkable for size or workmaDship: — 
Case E. In the centre, an Etruscan bronze vase, with an engraved 
frieze round the upper part ; on each side a large bust, and in 
front four smaller ones. In the side compartments, two Etruscan 
cista, engraved with mythological subjects, and two busts ; below, four 
figures of fine Greek workmanship, found at Paramythia in Epirus. 
Case F. In the centre a Roman seat inlaid with silver; on each side 
a large bronze figure. In the side compartments two small busts, 
two inscribed helmets, and four mythological figures. Both the 
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