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it is too imperfect to admit of a full explanation, 
but it seems to have been in honour of a person 
who had distinguished himself on some occasion 
by great humanity. 
No. 171. An amphora. 
No. 172. A sepulchral stele with a Greek in¬ 
scription, consisting of four lines and a half, part 
of which is written in prose and part in verse. 
The inscription informs us that the monument 
was erected by a mother to the memory of her 
two sons, Diitrephes and Pericles, the former of 
whom was a soldier of Parium; and also to the 
memory of her daughter, whose name was Agnes, 
and that of her brother, Demophoon, who was a 
soldier of Parium. 
No. 173. A fleuron, from the temple of Ceres, 
at Eleusls. 
No. 174. A capital of a pilaster. 
No. 175. A sepulchral stele, with an ornament 
of flowers on the summit. It is inscribed with 
the names of Hippocrates and Baucis. 
No. 176. An amphora. 
No. 177. A Greek inscription, imperfect, but 
of which fifty-five lines remain. It is written in 
the Boeotian, iEolic dialect, and is a treaty 
between the cities of Grchomenus in Boeotia, 
and Elataaa in Phocis, respecting some payments 
due from the Orchomenians to the Elataeans. 
These payments were for the rent of certain pas¬ 
tures which the people of Elataea had let out to 
the Orchomenians. The treaty confirms the 
payment 
room xv. 
Antiquities. 
