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in her sorrow. This bas-relief probably repre¬ 
sents Penelope dejected at the departure of 
Ulysses. 
No. 13. A bas-relief, imperfect, representing 
a fragment of Medusa’s head, on one side of 
which is a figure of Minerva. 
No. 14. Ditto representing the bearded Bac¬ 
chus, and a female attendant on Bacchus, each of 
them holding a thyrsus. From the collection of Sir 
Hans Sloane. 
No. 15. Ditto, imperfect, representing a head 
of Minerva, and a head of Jupiter. 
No. 16. Ditto, representing Minerva assisting 
the Argonauts to build the famous ship Argo. 
No. 17 . Ditto, imperfect, representing Venus 
on the ocean, riding upon a sea-horse. 
No. 18. Ditto, representing Victory pouring 
out a libation to Apollo Musagetes. From the col¬ 
lection of Sir Hans Sloane . 
No. 19. Ditto, representing a candelabrum, 
lighted for a sacrifice. On each side stands a 
priestess, who with one hand supports the sacred 
fillets which decorate the candelabrum, and with 
the other hand raises a small portion of her robe, 
like the figure of Hope on coins of the Roman 
Emperors. 
No. 20. Ditto, representing Machaon, after 
he has been wounded. He is sitting in the 
tent of Nestor, who is administering a potion 
to him, as described in the Xlth book of the 
1 Iliad. 
room 1. 
Antiquitie*. 
