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room ii. waist, and covered with drapery from thence 
Antiquities, downwards. It was found in the maritime baths 
of Claudius, at Ostia. 
No. 15. A bronze statue of Apollo. 
No. 16. One of the feet, or supports, of ^n 
ancient tripod table, executed in porphyry. It 
represents the head and leg of a panther. 
No. 17. A vase two feet eight inches high, of 
an oval form, with two upright double handles, 
which spring from the necks of swans. The 
body of the vase in front is enriched with a group 
of Bacchanalians. 
No. 18. A fountain ornamented with ivy and 
olive branches. The water was conveyed through 
a perforation on the back part of this monument 
to a serpent’s head, in which a leaden pipe was 
introduced, part of which still remains in the 
mouth. 
No. 19. A colossal head of Hercules, dug up 
at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, where it had been 
buried by the lava of that volcano. Fro?n the 
collection of Sir William Hamilton. 
No. 20. A colossal head of Hercules, in a very 
ancient style of Greek sculpture. 
No. 21. A statue of the Emperor Hadrian, in 
a military dress; the breast-plate is in high pre¬ 
servation, and richly ornamented. Purchased in 
1821. 
No. 22. A colossal head of Minerva, a speci¬ 
men of very early Greek work. 
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