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ROOM XV. 
Antiquities. 
attitude, one of whom is glancing his eye at the 
contents of a large vessel of wine placed on the 
ground. 
No. 236. A bas-relief, imperfect, representing 
a charioteer driving four horses at full speed ; a 
figure of Victory is flying towards him with a 
crown. 
No. 236*. A bas-relief, imperfect, inscribed 
with the names of Aristodice, Aristarchus, and 
Athenais, natives of Sestus. Fresented^ in 1785, 
hy the Dilettanti Society, 
No. 237. A solid funeral urn, of large dimen¬ 
sions. It has a bas-relief in front, representing 
two figures joining hands ; these figures consist 
of a female who is seated, and a man who is 
standing before her. The Greek inscription 
gives us the names of both persons: one is 
Paraphilus, the son of Mixiades, and a native of 
j^gilia; and the other is Archippe, the daugh¬ 
ter of Mixiades. 
No. 238. A bas-relief, representing Hygeia 
feeding a serpent out of a patera. She is seat¬ 
ed on a throne which is covered with a cushion, 
and her feet are placed upon a footstool. She 
wears a high ornament, or tutulus, on her head, 
and she has a fan, in the shape of an ivy leaf, in 
her left hand. 
No. 239. A solid sepulchral urn, with a bas- 
relief representing five figures, executed in a 
singularly rude style. The first of these figures 
is a boy carrying a large circular shield, the 
second 
