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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. 
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FIRST ROOM. 
TERRACOTTAS. 
All the Articles in the following Catalogue of An - 
tiquities, unless where it is otherwise specified , 
belonged to the Collection of the late Charles 
Towneley, Esq . More ample descriptions , with 
Plates , of the Antiquities contained in the British 
Museum, are in the course of publication ; and 
references to the six parts already published are 
affixed to those articles which have been therein 
engraved . 
room i. Over the door which fronts the entrance into 
Antiquities, this room, is a bust of Charles Towneley, Esq. 
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 a considerable part of the splendid 
collection of Terracottas and Marbles contained 
in this gallery. The bust was presented by his 
uncle, John Towneley, Esq. It is executed in 
marble by Mr. Nollekens. 
No. 1. A female statue, probably one of the 
Muses. PI. hi. 
No. 2. An Amphora. 
No. 3. 
