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Hindoo Bronzes upon the shelf between the windows, ROOM VIII. 
were bequeathed to the British Museum , by the lute 
R. P. Knight , Esq. 
Case 5. 
Div. A. Glass Vessels and painted Earthen Vases. 
Div. B. Painted Earthen Vases. 
Div. C. Painted Earthen Vessels and a Bronze 
Vessel or Lebes, with an inscription intimating that it 
was a prize to be contended for in some game. 
Div. D. Large covered Vessel which was found 
with the one on the shelf above in a tomb in the terri¬ 
tory of Cumea in Italy : both were probably obtained 
as prizes by the person in whose tomb they were depo¬ 
sited. Candelabra. Cupid. Priest. Spear of the 16th 
century, decorated with the portraits of Alexander de 
Medici and his Duchess, under whose patronage it was 
executed. 
Case 6. 
Div. A. Portrait of Bion, broken from a bust or 
statue. Portrait, supposed of Diomede, also broken 
from a statue. Mutilated figure of Bacchus. 
Div. B. iEscuIapius between two Gryphons. Two 
Aliptes or Anointers ; they have been handles or stands 
for Mirrors. Head of an Amazon. Three heads of 
Ammon; two have been weights, one, part of a vase 
handle. Anubis. Ten figures or heads of Apollo; 
the one to the right hand, as in the act of bending his 
bow, being probably the most excellent specimen of 
Grecian art existing; it was found in 1792 near Janina 
in Epirus. 
Div. C. Various representations of Bacchus. Among 
them is a remarkable Pantheic Bust, 7J inches high, of 
very good workmanship; it has goat’s dewlaps, bull’s 
ears, fish issuing from the temples, crabs’ claws in the 
place of horns, and the leaves of an aquatic plant form¬ 
ing upon every part of the face, neck, and breast. 
Div. D. Three heads of Asses, originally decora¬ 
tions 
