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ment on the outside of a circular building. It RQ0M Iir - 
consists of a couple of branches issuing from one A ^ TIQUITIES * 
stem, and curling in opposite directions. Pt. 2. 
PI. XIV. 
No. 15. A bas-relief, representing the Centaur 
Nessus carrying Deianira in his arms. Pt. 2. PI. xv. 
No. 16. Ditto, representing a cow suckling 
her calf, and drinking out of a circular vessel. 
Pt, 2. PL xvi. 
No. 17. Two terminal heads, joined back to 
back ; one of the bearded Bacchus, the other of 
Libera. Pt. 2. PI. xvii. 
No. 18. A statue of the Goddess of For¬ 
tune. Pt. 2. PI. XVIII. 
No. 19. A terminal head of the bearded Bac¬ 
chus, of very early Greek work. Pt. 2. PI. xix. 
No. 20. A head of Hippocrates. Pt. 2. PI. xx. 
No. 20*. A Greek funeral monument, with 
a bas-relief and an inscription. It is to the me¬ 
mory of a person named Alexander, a native of 
Bithynia. This marble, brought from Smyrna, 
was presented to the Museum , in 1772, by Mat¬ 
thew Duane, Esq . and Thomas Tyrwhitt , Esq . 
No. 21. A terminal head of Mercury, Pur¬ 
chased, in 1812, at the sale of Antiquities belong¬ 
ing to William Chinnery , Esq . Pt. 2. PI. xxi. 
No. 22. A statue of Venus. Pt. 2. PI. xxn. 
No. 23. A bas-relief, representing the apo¬ 
theosis, or deification, of Homer. The Father 
of Poetry is seated on a throne at the foot of 
Mount 
