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The name of the deceased was Publius Phsedrus, room xv. 
a native of Sunium, the son of Theophilus and Ce- antiquities. 
cropia, and grandson of Pistoteles. The inscrip¬ 
tion states that he was of noble family, and that 
his death was followed by the universal regret of 
the Athenians, on account of his youth, learning, 
wisdom, and personal accomplishments. 
No. 154. Apiece of Doric entablature, originally 
painted. 
No. 155. The upper part of a sepulchral stele, 
inscribed with the name of Buphrosynus. 
No. 156. A fragment of a colossal female statue, 
from one of the pediments of the Parthenon; it has 
belonged to a sitting figure, of which the only re¬ 
maining part is the left thigh, covered with drapery. 
No. 157. A fragment of a decree; the begin¬ 
ning is wanting, and what remains is much mutila¬ 
ted. At the conclusion of the decree, it is ordained 
that the people of Hierapytna in Crete shall affix 
to it the public seal. 
No. 158. A fragment of a bas-relief, on which 
are represented part of the skin of an animal and 
the branch of a tree. 
No. 159. A fragment of a very ancient Greek 
inscription from the Acropolis ; it contains an ac¬ 
count of certain expenses defrayed by those to whom 
the care of the public games was confided. The 
name of the Archon under whom the stone was en¬ 
graved is effaced. 
No: 160. 
