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room xv. Acropolis. It consists of four figures, each car- 
Antiquities. rying a thyrsus; one of these is Bacchus, dressed 
in the Indian costume, who with his right hand 
is holding out a double-handed vase, into which 
a female Bacchante is pouring wine from a mo- 
nota, or vase with one handle. On each side of 
these figures is an elderly Faun, in a dancing 
attitude, one of whom is glancing his eye at the 
contents of a large vessel of wine placed on the 
ground. 
No. 236. A bas-relief, imperfect, representing 
a charioteer driving four horses at full speed; a 
figure of Victory is flying towards him with a 
crown. 
No. 236*. A bas-relief, imperfect, inscribed 
with the names of Aristodice, Aristarchus, and 
Athenais, natives of Sestus. Presented\ in 1785, 
by the Dilettanti Society . 
No. 237. A solid funeral urn, of large dimen¬ 
sions. It has a bas-relief in front, representing 
two figures joining hands ; these figures consist 
of a female who is seated, and a man who is stand¬ 
ing before her. The Greek inscription gives us 
the names of both persons : one is Pampliilus, 
the son of Mixiades, and a native of Aegilia ; 
and the other is Archippe, the daughter of 
Mixiades. 
No. 238. A bas-relief, representing Hygeia 
feeding a serpent out of a patera. She is seat¬ 
ed on a throne which is covered with a cushion, 
and her feet are placed upon a footstool. She 
wears 
