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the conclusion of the decree it is ordained that the 
people of Hierapytna in Crete shall affix to it the 
public seal. (157.) 
No. 178. A Greek inscription, written in two co¬ 
lumns ; it contains a list of names arranged in the order 
of the tribes to which they respectively belonged. (92.) 
No. 174. A votive Greek inscription, dedicated by 
some sailors, as a mark of their gratitude to Apollo of 
Tarsus. (228.) 
No. 175. A sepulchral column, of large dimensions; 
it is inscribed with the name of Aristides, who was the 
son of Lysimachus, and a native of Estisea. (305*.) 
No. 176. A fragment of a bas-relief, representing 
a figure standing upright in a dignified attitude ; it is 
probably intended for Bacchus. (107.) 
No. 177. A piece of a frieze, or architectural orna¬ 
ment from the tomb of Agamemnon at Mycenae. The 
sculpture is exceedingly ancient, and consists of two 
kinds of scroll-work, one of which represents the curl¬ 
ing of the waves, and the other a series of paterae which 
are perfectly flat and plain. The stone is of a brilliant 
green colour. (220.) 
No. 178. A fragment of a colossal female statue, 
from one of the pediments of the Parthenon ; it has be¬ 
longed to a sitting figure, of which the only remaining 
part is the left thigh, covered with drapery. (156.) 
No. 179. A circular altar, from the island of Delos ; 
it is ornamented with the heads of bulls and festoons 
in very bold relief. (106.) 
No. 180. A piece of frieze or architectural orna¬ 
ment, from the same place as No. 177. It consists of 
three rows of scroll-work, all of which are similar re¬ 
presentations of the revolving of the waves. The colour 
of the stone is bright red. (221.) 
No. 181. A sepulchral column with an inscription 
to the memory of Theodotus, who was the son of Dio¬ 
dorus, and a native of Antioch. (225.) 
No. 182. A sepulchral solid urn, with a bas-relief re¬ 
presenting three figures, one of which is seated. The 
inscription 
