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are executed in relief, are of a beautiful opaque 
white, and the ground, which is in perfect har¬ 
mony with the figures, is of a dark transparent 
blue. The subject of these figures is extremely 
obscure, and has not hitherto received a satis¬ 
factory elucidation ; but the design and the sculp¬ 
ture are both truly admirable. 
This superb specimen of Greek art was depo¬ 
sited in the British Museum, in 1810, by his 
Grace the present Duke of Portland. 
No. 2. An ancient painting in fresco, repre¬ 
senting deer; it was found in a subterraneous cham¬ 
ber at Scrofano, about sixteen miles from Home. 
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, repre¬ 
senting a female figure holding a patera on which 
a vase is placed. Presented , in 177 h % the 
Earl of Exeter. 
No. 5. An ancient painting in fresco, re¬ 
presenting two females seated, in the arabesque 
style, on the curling branches of a plant; one 
of them is holding a vase, the other atambourin. 
Between these figures is a bas-relief, in stucco, 
representing a human head surrounded with ivy, 
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Antiquities. 
