BOOM VII.]] BRITISH ANTIQUITIES. 153 
A pig of lead, inscribed with the name of L. Aruconius 
Verecundus. It weighs 81 pounds. It was found near 
Matlock Bank, in Derbyshire. Presented, in 1797, by 
Adam Wolley, Es(j ., and Peter Nightingale, Esq. 
A pig of lead, with the name of the Emperor Hadrian 
inscribed upon it. It weighs 191 pounds. It was found 
in the year 1796, or 1797, in a farm called Snailbeach, 
in the parish of Westbury, 10 miles sw. of Salop. Pre¬ 
sented, in 1798, by John Lloyd, Esq . 
A pig of lead, also inscribed with the name of the 
Emperor Hadrian. Its weight is 125 pounds. It was 
found in Cromford Moor, in Derbyshire. Presented, in 
1797, by Adam Wolley, Esq., and Peter Nightingale, Esq. 
A Roman altar, erected by some freedmen and slaves, 
upon the restoration of their master to health. On one 
side are the rod and snake of iEsculapius, and sacrificial 
instruments. On the other, are the cornucopiae and 
rudder, with a patera, simpulum, &c. Found near the Wa¬ 
tergate, Chester, 1779. Presented by Sir Ph. de Malpas 
Grey Egerton, Bart. 
A large stone vessel, in form of half an octagon, on 
each of four sides is sculptured a bust in high relief, viz. 
Venus holding a mirror, Jupiter, Mercury with a cadu- 
ceus, and Mars with a spear. It was first noticed by 
Horsley “ lying neglected in the mill at Chesterford, 
Essex.” It was afterwards procured by Dr. Foote 
Gower, from a blacksmith, who had used it as a cistern 
for cooling his irons. In 1780, Thomas Brand Hollis 
received it from the Doctor’s widow, and presented it, 
1803. 
An altar, with a Greek inscription, dedicated by Dio- 
dora, a high priestess, to the Tyrian Hercules. One 
side is decorated with a bull’s head and sacrificing-knife, 
the other with a crown. It was found at Corbridge, in 
Northumberland, and presented by His Grace the Duke 
of Northumberland, 1774. 
A bas-relief, representing a Roman standard of the 
second legion, between a Pegasus and Capricorn ; un¬ 
derneath is LEG. II. AVG. 
A colossal head, marble. 
A small Roman altar, with a bas-relief in front of Mars, 
as a Roman general, holding a spear and shield. 
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