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ante-room. This superb specimen of Greek art was deposited 
Antiquities, in the British Museum, in 1810, by His Grace the 
Duke of Portland. 
No. 2. An ancient painting in fresco, represent¬ 
ing deer; it was found in a subterraneous chamber 
at Scrofano, about sixteen miles from Rome. From, 
the collection of Sir William Hamilton. 
No. 3. A bas-relief, in stucco, representing a 
winged boy, or genius, carrying a pedum across his 
right shoulder. From the collection of Sir William 
Hamilton. 
No. 4. An ancient painting in fresco, represent¬ 
ing a female figure holding a patera, on which a 
vase is placed. Presented , in 1771, by the Earl of 
Exeter. 
No. 5. An ancient painting in fresco, represent¬ 
ing two females seated, in the Arabesque style, on 
the curling branches of a plant; one of them is 
holding a vase, the other a tambourin. Between 
these figures is a bas-relief, in stucco, representing 
a human head surrounded with ivy, and underneath 
are two birds drinking out of a well. Presented 
by Thomas Hollis, Esq. 
TWELFTH ROOM. 
COLLECTION OF SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON. 
room xii. ( Cases 1, 2, 3,4.) Penates, or household gods, 
Antiquities. in bronze. In the lower part of these cases are 
contained 
