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tickets for the games ; with these are some fish probably used by the 
ofChrist 8 ^ a kter peri0d, the name ’ IX0T2 > being the pentagram 
Case 99. Hair pins of ivory ; busts of the same ; large bands of 
beads, and portions of architectural members in opaque glass or com- 
position ; bronze needles, &c., and a patera in porphyry. 
Case 100. Various specimens of ancient glass, cenochoee, and ala- 
bastra, or lecythi, of opaque substance and many colours; a small vessel 
with a remarkable iridiscence, found in the vicinity of Naples ; frao-- 
g!d(f S r * C ^ CUpS carne ^ an ’ on y x » and a crystal vessel holding 
Cases 101—103. Various figures of animals in bronze; amono- 
them are some bulls of fine work, and a hare dedicated to the Apollo 
ot Priene, by Hephaistion, found in the temple of the god at that place • 
head of a lion ; ram and panther, from the soffits of Etruscan sel 
pul chres ; the lion’s head. Presented by T. C. Hall , Esq. 
Case 104. Styli for writing, the flat ends to erase or smooth the 
wax ; compasses, medical instruments, forceps, spoons. 
Case 105. Votive offerings; legs, arms, small chairs, &c. ; hino-es ; 
stamps, which are conjectured to have been employed for pottery. ° 
Case 106. Keys ; plates ; various specimens of ancient inlaid and 
enamel work ; some ancient plate, and chasings and castings of the 
middle ages. & 
Cases 110— -112. Various kinds of Etruscan and of Roman fibulae, 
some ot a very late period ; ancient Roman finger rings. 
Above the Cases 7 to 26, are paintings in fac-simile of a tomb found 
at Vulci m 1 832, representing games of leaping, running, horse and 
foot race, &c. 
Above Cases 38 — 58, accompanied by Etruscan inscriptions, are 
lac-similes of another tomb at Vulci, unfortunately much mutilated, 
and the subject of the paintings not quite certain. Pluto and Pro- 
serpine are near the centre. The chequered ceilings of the tomb are 
above the upright Cases above the south wall. 
Synoptical View of Egyptian Mythology, with an Explanation of 
certain Egyptian Terms. 
MYTHOLOGY.—In this list the following order has been observed. The Egyp- 
tian names of the deities are given first, with a translation, and the names of the 
anaiogous personages m Greek mythology; next, a statement of their character 
thp n a f^ U i? S +h lld ? f the of the L r representation in Egyptian art ; and lastly, 
the names of the places which were the chief seats of their worship. y 
AME c1T A ^ M i° N ’ °I H S “ tje hidden ; ” Jupiter ; king of the gods. Repre- 
sented, 1, under the human form, with a tesher on his head, which is sur- 
mounted by two plumes ; 2, human form, ram-headed. Thebes. 
Ml> the T h heb”s°. ther! ” Jim °’ * he Wife ° f Amen - Femalefo ™> 
Chuns, Chons; ‘‘ Force;” Hercules, the son of Amen and Mut. A youthful 
figure with a single lock of hair ; on his head a lunar disk. Thebes. 
Num ; “ Water ; : ’’ called by the Greeks Jupiter Chnumis ; the creator of mankind; 
phantina. aS Baenra> “ the soul of the sun -” Human form, goat-headed. Ele- 
Aneka, Anucis, or Vesta; the wife of Num. A female wearing on her head a 
circular crown of feathers. Elephantina. a 
Sate ; ‘‘sun’s arrow or beam Juno; the wife of Jupiter Chnumis. A female 
phantina^ ^ ° r CaP ° f Upper E SYPt^ wi th a goat’s horn on each side. Ele- 
