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ROOM XV. graved on a piece of entablature. It consists of 
Antiquities, tvvo liiies in prose, and Sixteen in pentameter 
verse. The name of the deceased was Publius 
Phsedrus, a native of Sunium, son of Theophilus 
and Cecropia, and grandson of Pistoteles. The 
inscription states that he was of noble family, 
and that his death was followed by the uni¬ 
versal regret of the Athenians, on account of 
his youth, learning, wisdom, and personal ac¬ 
complishments. 
No. 154, A piece of Doric entablature, ori¬ 
ginally painted. 
No. 155. The upper part of a sepulchral stele, 
inscribed with the name of Euphrosynus. 
No. 156. A fragment of a colossal female 
statue, from one of the pediments of the Par¬ 
thenon ; it has belonged to a sitting figure, of 
which the only remaining part is the left thigh, 
covered with drapeiy. 
No. 157. A fragment of a decree ; the be¬ 
ginning is wanting, and what remains is much 
mutilated. At the conclusion of the decree it is 
ordained that the people of Hierapytiia 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 
account of certain expenses defrayed by those 
to whom the care of the public games was con¬ 
fided. 
