182 GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [ELGIN 
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, consist¬ 
ing 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 penta- 
thlum . (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. (159i) 
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 ; 
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 
