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senting a female figure holding a patera, on which 
a vase is placed. Presented^ in 1771, hy the 
Earl of Exeter. 
No. 5. An ancient painting in fresco, repre¬ 
senting two females seated, in the Arabesque 
stjde, on the curling branches of a plant; one of 
them is holding a vase, the other a tambourin. 
Between these figures is a bas-relief, in stucco, 
representing a hiiman head surrounded with 
ivy, and underneath are two birds drinking out 
of a well. Presented^ in 1757, by Thomas Hollis^ 
Esq. 
No. 6. Decorations of Homan armour, found 
in Britain. 
No. 7. A Persian Sextant. 
Case A. Antiquities. Purchased mth Mr. 
Riclds collection in 1825. 
Case B. An ancient lyre and two flutes found 
in a tomb at Athens. Antiquities found hy Sir 
R. Ker Porter in PersepoUs^ Babylon^ ^c. 
Shelves, C. Antiquities from Nineveh. From 
Mr. RicEs collection. 
Shelves, D. Antiquities from Babylon. From 
Mr. RicEs collection. 
TWELFTH ROOM. 
COLLECTIONOF SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON. 
Cases 1 , 2, 3, 4. Penates or household gods, 
in bronze. In the lower part of these cases, 
are contained some large bronze vessels, one of 
which*, in the form of a round deep patera, is 
remarkable 
ANTE-ROOM. 
Antiquities. 
ROOM XII. 
Antiquities. 
