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15. Etruscan helmet, inscribed with a dedication, bj Hiero I,, king 
of Syracuse, after his naval victory over the Tyrrhenians, b.c. 474. 
This helmet was found at Olympia, where it must have formed part of 
the trophy dedicated by Hiero. The inscription is one of the earliest 
specimens of Greek palaeography of which the date can be fixed 
(Boeckh, C. I., No. 16.) 
16. A mirror, supported by a draped figure of Aphrodite, on either 
side of whose head is a boy, probably Eros. From Sunium in Attica. 
17. Apollo, holding in his left hand a fawn, and similar to a figure 
on the copper coins of Miletus. — Payne Knight. 
18. A bearded warrior, with shoes turned up at the toes. — Pourtales. 
19. Bronze helmet, inscribed with an Archaic dedication to Zeus 
by the Argives, after a victory over the Corinthians. Found at 
Olympia. (Boeckh, C. I., No. 20.)— P«yne Knight 
20. Cista, round the body of which is engraved the sacrifice of 
Polyxena to the manes of Achilles. (Gerhard, Miroirs Etrusques, 
I., pi. XV., xvi.) — Townley. 
Case E contains the following select bronzes : — 
1. A head of a Goddess of heroic size, said to have been found in 
Armenia. This head, which is of the finest period of Greek art, has 
been called Aphrodite, but is more probably Artemis. It has been 
broken off from a statue. 
2. A seated figure, probably representing a Greek philosopher, said 
to have been found in dredging the harbour at Brindisi (Brundusium). 
3. Silenos standing on a triangular base, and bearing on his head a 
basket surmounted by a flower. 
4. Winged head, probably of Hypnos, the god of sleep. A most 
beautiful example of sculpture in bronze, found at Perugia, and 
engraved in the Monumenti of the Roman Institute, 1856, pi. iii. 
5. Iconic head, life-size, found at Gyrene, under the pavement of 
the temple of x\pollo. The eyes have been enamelled. The type of 
face seems that of an African. (Smith and Porcher, Discoveries at 
Gyrene, pi. Ixvi.) 
6. Head, life-size, probably of a poet, brought from Constantinople 
in the beginning of the 17th century. (Museum Marbles, Pt. II., 
pi. xxxix.) 
7. Venus arranging her tresses. — Pourtales. 
8. Mercury, on its original base inlaid with silver. Round the 
neck is the Gaulish tore in gold. This figure was found in France, 
and is engraved. (Specimens of Antient Sculpture, I., pi. xxxiii.) — 
Payne Kirirfht. 
9. Hercules, found at Bavay in France. (Specimens of Antient 
Sculpture, II., pi. xxxiii.) Presented hy Mr. E. DrummondHay. 
10. Ju[)iter, found at Paramythia, in Northern Greece. — Payne 
Knight. (Specimens of Antient Sculpture, I., pi. xxxii.) 
11. Jupiter, found in Hungary. — Pourtales. 
12. Ma.sk of Mercury. — Payne Knight. (Specimens of Antient 
Sculpture, 1.. pi. xviii.) 
If}. Jupiter, found at Paramythia. (Specimens of Antient Sculpture, 
1 , pi. In.) — Payne Knight. 
