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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES *. 
ROOM I. 
At the left hand side of the door on entering — 
Front of a tomb ; inscribed with the name Tryphon, son of Euty- 
chus, who is represented in high relief, holding a strigil in his right 
hand. Athens. 
On the right hand side of the door — 
Front of a tomb, on which are sculptured in relief two youthful male 
figures. Delos. Presented by A. E. Impey , Esq., 18*25. 
FIRST COMPARTMENT. 
Bust of Demosthenes ; below, the front of a pilaster, ornamented 
with a composition of olive and pine branches and birds in low relief. 
Sepulchral stele, inscribed with the name of Lenseus, son of Arte- 
midorus, who is represented reclining on a couch, and crowning him- 
self. Above, is the demic crown, and beneath, two Greek elegiac verses. 
Cippus, or sepulchral altar, ornamented with rams’ heads and sphinxes, 
erected by L. Virius Helius, to Viria Primitiva, his wife, deceased in her 
nineteenth year. Pt. 10. PI. lvi. 
A Case containing the following articles : — 
Fragment of a head of Hercules covered with the lion’s skin. Pre- 
sented by T. Hollis , Esq., 1757. 
A funeral mask such as was used to cover the face of a female corpse. 
From the collection of Sir W. Hamilton. 
Head of Hercules. Presented by T. Hollis, Esq., 1757. 
Bust of Vitellius in giallo antico. Same. 
Head of Hercules. From the collection of Sir W. Hamilton. 
Capital of a small Ionic column. Same collection. 
Bust of Caracalla. Same collection . 
Head of Vulcan, with a cap. Same collection. 
Votive mask of a bearded satyr. Presented by T. Hollis, Esq., 
1765. 
Head of Julia, daughter of Titus, the hair in a knot behind. From 
the collection of Sir W. Hamilton. 
Head of Juno. Presented by T. Hollis, Esq., 1757. 
Venus, with bow and arrows ; at her side two Cupids. 
Handle from a vase. From the collection of Sir W. Hamilton. 
Part of a bas-relief : female figure. Same collection. 
Bas-relief mask of a satyr. 
A left foot covered with a sandal. 
A right, foot of a child. 
Hand from a statue of Venus, holding a lock of hair. Same col- 
lection. 
Right hand of a female holding a pipe. 
* All the articles in the present catalogue of antiquities, unless where it i 
otherwise specified, belonged to the collection of the late Charles Townley, Esq 
More ample descriptions, with Plates, of the antiquities contained in the Britisl 
Museum, are in the course of publication; and references to the several parts al 
ready published are affixed to those articles which have been therein engraved. 
