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BOOM XV. 
Antiquities. 
Acropolis. It consists of four figures, each car¬ 
rying a thyrsus; one of these is Bacchus, dressed 
in the Indian costume, who with his right hand 
is holding out a double-handled 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 dying 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 
standing before her. The Greek inscription 
gives us the names of both persons: one is Pam- 
philus, the son of Mixiades, and a native of 
Aegilia; and the other is Archippe, the daugh¬ 
ter 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 
