GREEK SCULPTURES. 
SALOON.] 
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presented on them is a combat between the Greeks and 
Persians. (258, 257.) 
Nos. 160, 161. Two bas-reliefs, from the same temple: 
the combatants appear to be all Greeks. (259, 260.) 
No. 162. Fragment of a Greek inscription, very im¬ 
perfect. (182.) 
No. 163. Ditto. (183.) 
No. 164. A bas-relief, representing a narrow upright 
vase with one handle: the form of this vase very much 
resembles that of the solid urns, so often used by the 
Greeks as sepulchral monuments. (276.) 
No. 165. A Greek inscription from Athens, signifying 
that certain gifts, which are specified, had been consecrated 
to some goddess, probably Venus, by a female who held 
the office of lighter of the lamps, and interpreter of dreams, 
in the temple of the goddess. The name of this female, 
which was no doubt inserted at the beginning of the in¬ 
scription, is now lost. (88.) 
No. 166. An agonistic inscription, in Greek, consisting 
of the names of those who had conquered in the foot race 
of the stadium, and double stadium; in wrestling; in 
boxing; in the pancratium ; and pentathlum. (93.) 
No. 167- A fragment of a Greek inscription: it con¬ 
sists of twenty lines of very ancient characters, and seems 
to be a part of a treaty. (286.) 
No. 168. A Greek inscription, imperfect, and very much 
defaced. It seems to be an inventory of valuable articles 
contained in some temple. ( 277 *) 
No. 169. A fleuron, from the temple of Ceres at Eleu- 
sis. (173.) 
No. 170. A capital of a pilaster. (174.) 
No. 171- A fragment of a very ancient Greek inscrip¬ 
tion from the Acropolis : it contains an account of certain 
expenses defrayed by those to whom the care of the public 
games was confided. The name of the Archon, under 
whom the stone was engraved, is effaced. (159.) 
No. 172. A fragment of a decree; the beginning is 
wanting, and what remains is much mutilated. At the 
conclusion of the decree it is ordained that the people of 
Hierapytna in Crete shall affix to it the public seal. 
(157.) 
No. 173. A Greek inscription, written in two columns j 
