158 
room xv. ordained that the people of Hierapytna in Crete 
Antiquities, shall affix to it tile public Seal. 
No. 158. A fragment of a bas-relief on which 
are represented part of the skin of an animal and 
the branch of a tree. 
No. 159. A fragment of a very ancient Greek 
inscription from the Acropolis : it contains an 
account of certain expenses defrayed by those 
to whom the care of the public games was con¬ 
fided. The name of the Archon, under whom 
the stone was engraved, is effaced. 
No. 160. A fragment of a bas-relief, repre¬ 
senting the fore legs and part of the body of a 
bull. 
No. 161. A fragment of a decree made by a 
society which is distinguished by a number of 
epithets, among which are two derived from the 
names of Hadrian and Antoninus. The society 
appears to have been formed of musicians, and 
the decree to have been passed in honour of 
Bacchus and the Emperor Antoninus Pius. A 
patera is represented on the upper part of this 
marble. 
No. 162. A fragment of a bas-relief, repre¬ 
senting a female figure seated in a chair, with a 
child standing by her side; the upper part of 
the woman is wanting. This fragment is pro¬ 
bably part of a sepulchral monument. 
No. 163. A sepulchral solid urn, ornamented 
with reeds, and inscribed with the name of Ti- 
mophon, the son of Timostratus, and a native of 
Anagyrus, 
