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to each shoulder, and is richlv adorned with necklaces, bracelets, and 
ear-rings. Found, with four, similar figures, one of which is inscribed 
with the names of the sculptors Criton and Nicolaus, on the site of a 
supposed temple of Bacchus, near the Via Appia, a few miles soutji- 
east of Rome. Pt. 1. PI. iv. * 
Near the Staircase: Small statue of Fortuna ( Tuche), draped in a 
tunic imVpeplus ; on her head a modius, in her right hand a rudder 
resting on a globe, in her left a cornucopioi. Found near the Via 
Latina, a few miles from Rome. Pt. 2. PI. xviii. 
Above this: Bas-relief, probably an ex voto, symbolical of the rites 
of the god of Lampsacus ; representing a terminus of that deity, with 
a syrinx and pedum, a funereal column, a ^ork (the symbol of piety), 
and three geese. Pt. 2. PI. m. 
The adjoining staircase leads to the 
GR.ECO-ROMAN BASEMENT ROOM. 
This apartment is appropriated to miscellaneous monuments of the 
Graeco-Roman series, of subordinate rank to the ideal or historical 
sculptures, such as representations of animals, architectural or decora¬ 
tive fragments, and articles of actual use, religious or secular. They 
are arranged in classes, to illustrate their original application or 
employment. 
I. Vases, and fragments of vases. 
At the foot of the Staircase: Large vase, or Tazza, with handles 
formed of swans’ necks intertwdned ; the stem restored. Presented 
by Lord Western, 1839. 
On the North, or left-hand side, of the Room: Oviform two-handled 
vase ; the body encircled with a continuous bas-relief, representing 
Dionysiac orgies; several Satyrs, Bacchantes, and a goat-legged Pan, 
performing, or exciting to, the inspired dance; below^ which, in lower 
relief, is a frieze of chimcerce. Found in the Villa of Antoninus Pius, 
at Lanuvium. Pt. 1. PI. vii. 
Oviform va=e, much restored, wdth handles springing from the 
necks of swans ; in front, a bas-relief of a Bacchic dance, performed 
by three Satyrs, and a Bacchante; round the neck of the vase, 
branches of ivy. Pt. 1. PI. ix. 
Between these: Fragment of the body of a vase, wdth figures, in 
relief, of Apollo, and a Muse playing on the lyre. 
Above this: Handle of a vase. From the collection of Sir WiU 
Ham Hamilton. 
In the first window: 
II. Patera, or bowl, used for libations; in the interior, a ba«-relief 
of a Bacchante dancing, encircled by a wreath of ivy; probably 
sacred to Bacchus. Found in Hadrian's Villa. 
III. Labra, cisterns, or basins. 
In the middle of the Room: Cistern of green basalt, perforated at 
the bottom, for a bath ; on each side twm rings carved, in imitation of 
handles. Formerly in the collection of Queen Christina of Sweden, 
afterwards in the Odescalchi Museum; purchased in 1776. 
Between the first and second windows: Oblong granite basin, 
decorated at the sides with sculptured mouldings, and supported by 
