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ROOM XV. Rhaton, who was a native of Thrla, a town belong- 
Antiquities. ing to the tribe of Oeneis. 
No. 112. A fragment of a square altar, w4iich 
has probably been dedicated to Bacchus. The orna¬ 
ments on two of the sides only have been preserved; 
these represent female Bacchantes in dancing atti¬ 
tudes. One of the figures holds a shawl or veil in 
her hands, the other brandishes a thyrsus. 
No. 113. A small tile, in terracotta, which has 
been used to cover the joints of the larger tiles. 
The front is enriched with a fleuron, and is also in¬ 
scribed with the name of the maker, Athenseus. 
No. 114. An unknown female head, the hair of 
which is confined within a close elegantly formed 
cap. The same style of head-dress is observable 
on some of the silver coins of Corinth. 
No. 115. The head of a laughing figure, exe¬ 
cuted in the early hard style of Greek sculpture. 
No. 116. The head of a middle-aged man, with 
a conical bonnet; it appears to have had very little 
beard, and is most probably the head of a 
mariner. 
No. 117. A head of the bearded Hercules. 
No. 118. The upper part of the head of Mi¬ 
nerva: the statue to which it belonged, forrned one 
of the principal figures in the west pediment of the 
Parthenon. This head was originally covered with 
a bronze helmet, as appears from the holes by 
which 
