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and his family from some expedition. The parts 
in the inscription which are erased contained the 
name of Geta, which by a severe edict of Caracalla 
was ordered to be erased from every inscription 
throughout the Roman empire. 
No. 65. A bust of Caracalla: the head only is 
antique. 
No. 66. A votive statue of a fisherman, holding 
a basket of fish in his left hand. 
No. 67. A votive altar, sacred to Bacchus. On 
the front, Silentis is represented riding upon a 
panther. 
No. 68. A group of two dogs, one of which is 
biting the ear of the other in play. 
No. 69. An unknown bust, dressed in the 
Roman toga. 
No. 70. A head of a female child. The hair is 
divided into plaits, which are twisted into a knot 
on the back part of the head. Some of the red 
paint, with which the hair was originally coloured, 
is still visible. 
No. 71* A fragment of a colossal foot. 
No 7^« A small statue of a Muse, sitting on a 
rock, and holding a lyre in her left hand. 
No. 73. A small statue of Cupid bending his 
bow. 
No 73.* A bas-relief, representing a female 
Bacchante dressed in thin floating drapery, through 
which the beautiful forms of her body are perfectly 
apparent. With one hand, which is held some¬ 
what above her head, she holds a knife, and at 
the same time secures a portion of her robe, winch 
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