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ROOM XV. 
Antiquities. 
No. 76. The torso of a male figure, supposed 
to be that of Cecrops, the founder of Athens. 
It is from the west pediment of the Parthenon. 
No. 77. A group of two goddesses, probably 
intended to represent Ceres and her daughter 
Proserpine; the latter is leaning on the right 
shoulder of her mother. They are sitting on 
low seats, which are nearly alike in their con¬ 
struction, both of them being furnished with 
cushions, and ornamented with mouldings of a 
similar style. This group w^as in the east pedi¬ 
ment of the Parthenon. 
No. 78. A small figure of Telesphorus, com¬ 
pletely enveloped in a cloak ; it wants the head. 
No. 79. The chest of a female figure, covered 
with drapery ; it has probably belonged to one 
of the Metopes of the Parthenon. 
No. 80. The capital of an Ionic column, from 
the temple of Diana, at Daphne. 
No. 81. A fragment of a boy, holding a bird 
under his arm, and feeding it. 
No. A small fragment of a very ancient 
Greek inscription, written in the biistrophedon 
manner. Presented^ in 1785, by the Dilettanti 
Society, 
No. 82. A bas-relief, representing a young 
man standing between two goddesses, Vesta 
and Minerva, who are crowning him. 
No. 83. A Greek inscription in the Doric 
dialect; it is a dedication to Bacchus, by Alexas 
the 
