GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. 
tendant on Bacchus, each of them holding a thyrsus. From the collec¬ 
tion of Sir Hans Sloane. PI. ix. f. 14. 
No. 15. A bas-relief, imperfect, representing a head of Minerva, 
and a head of Jupiter. PI. ix. f. 15. 
No. 16. Ditto, representing Minerva assisting the Argonauts in the 
construction of the ship Argo. PI. x. 
No. 17. Ditto, imperfect, representing Venus on the ocean, riding 
upon a sea-horse. PI. xi. f. 17. 
No. 18. Ditto, representing Victory pouring out a libation to Apollo 
Musagetes. From the collection of Sir Hans Sloane. PI. xi. f. 18. 
No. 19. Ditto, representing a candelabrum lighted for a sacrifice. 
On each side stands a priestess, who with one hand supports the sacred 
fillets which decorate the candelabrum, and with the other raises a small 
portion of her robe, like the figure of Hope on coins of the Roman Em¬ 
perors. PI. xn. f. 19. 
No. 20. Ditto, representing Machaon, after he has been wounded. 
He is supposed to be sitting in the tent of Nestor, who is administering 
a potion to him, as described in the Xlth book of the Iliad. The fe¬ 
males in attendance are slaves. PI. xn. f. 20. 
No. 21. Ditto, representing Bacchus and a Faun; the former 
holds a thyrsus in his left hand, the latter carries a torch in his right 
hand, and an amphora on his left shoulder. PL xni. 
No. 22. Ditto, representing two Fauns kneeling, one of them play¬ 
ing upon the tambourin, the other accompanying him with small musi¬ 
cal instruments called crotala. Between them is Ampelus, the lower 
part of whose figure terminates in branches of the vine. Pl. xiv. 
f. 22. 
No. 23. Ditto, representing tw T o of the Seasons, Spring and Sum¬ 
mer. Pl. xiv. f. 23. 
No. 24. Ditto, representing Victory sacrificing a bull before a 
lighted candelabrum, which is used as an altar. Pl. xv. f. 24. 
No. 25. Ditto, imperfect, representing Perseus cutting off the head 
of Medusa. Pl. xv. f. 25. t 
No. 26. Ditto, representing Victory sacrificing a bull before a small 
altar, which is placed upon a tripod table. Pl. xvi. f. 26. 
No. 27. Ditto, imperfect, representing a female Bacchante offering 
a basket of figs to the goddess Pudicitia. From the collection of Sir 
Hans Sloane. Pl. xvi. f. 27. 
No. 28. Ditto, representing two Fauns gathering grapes into bas¬ 
kets. Pl. xvii. f. 28. 
No. 29. Repetition of No. 21. Pl. xm. 
No. 30. A bas-relief, representing Bacchus leaning on the shoulders 
of a Faun. At his feet is a panther holding up his mouth to receive 
the wine which is poured from the vase held in the right hand of Bac¬ 
chus. Before this group is a female attendant on Bacchus, holding a 
thyrsus in her hand. Pl. xvii. f. 30. 
No. 31. Ditto, representing two Fauns leaning over a large open 
vessel of wine, as if observing the reflection of their faces on the surface 
of the liquor. Pl. xviii. f. 31. 
No. 32. Ditto, imperfect, representing a trophy, before which stands 
a captive attended by a guard, and secured by a chain fastened round 
his right wrist. PL xvru. f. 32. 
