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DEPARTMENT OF ANTIQUITIES. 
FIRST ROOM. 
TERRA COTTAS. 
All the articles in the following Catalogue of 
Antiquities, unless where it is otherwise spe¬ 
cified, belonged to the collection of the lute 
Charles Towneley, Esq. 
Over the door, which fronts the entrance into room i. 
this room, is a bust of Charles Towneley, Esq. Anti 2 «itj£s. 
to whose profound knowledge of ancient Sculp¬ 
ture, and zeal in the acquisition of the finest 
specimens of it, the nation is indebted for the 
formation of nearly the whole of the splendid 
collection of Terra Cottas and Marbles contained 
in. this gallery. The burst was presented by his 
Uncle, John Towneley, Esq. It is executed in 
marble, by Mr. Nollekens. 
No. 1. A female statue, probably of one of 
the Muses. 
No. 2. An amphora. 
No. 3. A terminal head of the bearded Bac¬ 
chus. 
No. 4. A bas-relief, representing a combat 
between two Amazons and two Griffins. 
No. 5. 
