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ROOM XV. the procession on that side, as well as on the south, 
Antiq^ties. cannot be doubted, since Stuart, in his celebrated 
work on Athens, has engraved a fragment of one 
of them. ' 
No. 63. A group of two of the Fates, from the 
east pediment of the Parthenon, on which was re¬ 
presented the birth of Minerva. Another figure 
in this collection (No. 67) is supposed to have 
been one of the Fates, and to have formed a part 
of the same group. 
No. 64. The upper part of the torso of Neptune, 
one of the principal figures in the west pediment of 
the Parthenon. The subject of the sculptures re¬ 
presented on this pediment, was the contest be¬ 
tween Minerva and Neptune for the honour of giving 
name to the city of Athens. 
No. 65. The upper part of the figure of Hype¬ 
rion rising out of the sea. His arms are stretched 
forward, in the act of holding the reins of his 
coursers. This figure, which represents the ap¬ 
proach of day, is from the east pediment of the Par¬ 
thenon, where it occupied the angle on the left of 
the spectator. 
No. 66. The heads of two of the horses belong¬ 
ing to the car of Hyperion. Tliey are just emerg¬ 
ing from the waves, and seem impatient to run 
their course. From the east pediment of the Par¬ 
thenon. 
No. 67. A female figure in a sitting posture, also 
from 
