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Bust of Faustina the younger, wife of the Emperor M. Aurelius. 
Much injured by cleaning. Presented by Peter Ducane, Esq. 
A bust of iElius Caesar. Bequeathed by R. P. Knight , Esq. 
A bust of Augustus. Formerly in the collection of E. Burke. 
Bust of Tiberius. Same. 
Upper Shelf. — Bas-relief, from the front of the cover of a sarcopha- 
gus, representing six recumbent Amazons, with their weapons. For- 
merly in the collection of Cardinal Passionei at the Camaldoli , near 
Frascati. Pt. 10. PI. xlv. 
Small circular bas-relief, representing a satyr playing on the double 
flute. 
Sarcophagus representing Cupids carrying off the armour of Mars ; 
on the shield is an inscription to Sallustius Jasius, the adopted child 
of Domitius, a steward of the imperial household, and his wife 
Saliustia. Found at Tusculum, and formerly in the collection of 
Cardinal Passionei, in the Hermitage at Camaldoli. Pt. 10. PI. xlvi. 
Front of Fifth Pilaster The youthful Bacchus, standing, clad in a 
panther skin. Found in the Villa of Antoninus Pius , near the ancient 
Lanuvium. 
Altar of square form, ornamented with sphinxes at the upper and 
lower corners, and with bas-reliefs ; in front, Apollo holding a lyre at 
a table, on which are a raven, tripod, and three rolls of manuscripts ; 
on one side is a sacrifice of a ram, and a female holding a torch and 
feeding a deer. Presented by Sir W. Hamilton , 1775. 
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Along the south wall of this room are temporarily deposited a series 
of sculptured slabs found by Mr. Layard in an excavation made by him 
at Nimroud, the supposed site of the ancient Nineveh, near the Tigris. 
These reliefs lined the interior of a chamber which was decorated with 
sculptures to the height of ten feet from the ground. The tallest of 
the slabs, inserted at intervals in the walls, occupied the full height of 
the decoration ; in the intermediate spaces the narrower slabs were 
arranged in three parallel rows ; the upper and lower being bas-reliefs, 
the centre row containing cuneiform inscriptions. Of these sculptures 
we have the following. Long Slabs.- — 1. Assault of a city, the wall 
of which is breached by a battering ram. 2. A monarch in his cha- 
riot, proceeding to the attack of a city. 3 and 4. Warriors in 
chariots, moving through a wood to the attack of a city. 5. Bull 
hunt. 6. Lion hunt. 7. An Assyrian monarch, accompanied by 
four guards, receiving a procession of four persons, the two last of 
whom appear to be playing on musical instruments. 8. An Assyrian 
monarch accompanied by his suite, receiving the submission of a 
vanquished enemy. Tall Slabs. — 1. An eagle-headed deity, winged, 
holding a basket and a pine-cone; a band of cuneiform writing ex- 
tends across the slab, covering the basket and part of the figure. 2. 
Another winged deity, but with a human head, also holding a basket 
and pine-cone ; his head-dress is decorated with three horns ; a band 
of cuneiform writing crosses this slab also. 3. Fragment from the 
top of a large slab, representing the heads of a monarch and of his 
attendant bow-bearer. 
Foot and head from the statue of a colossal winged bull ; the head 
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