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ROOM XV. studded with the head of Medusa, of the same 
Antiquities, metal j the holes in which these ornaments were 
fastened to the marble are plainly visible. The 
upper part of the head of this statue is still pre¬ 
served in the collection. (See No. 118.) 
No. 76. The torso of a male figure, supposed 
to be that of Cecrops, the founder of Athens, It 
is from the west pediment of the Parthenon. 
No. 77. A group of two goddesses, probably 
intended to represent Ceres and her daughter 
Proserpine ; the latter is leaning on the right 
shoulder of her mother. They are sitting on 
low seats, which are nearly alike in their con¬ 
struction, both of them being furnished with 
cushions, and ornamented with mouldings of a 
similar style. This group was in the east pedi¬ 
ment of the Parthenon. 
No. 78. A small figure of Telesphorus, com¬ 
pletely enveloped in a cloak; it wants the head. 
No. 79. The chest of a female figure, covered 
with drapery ; it has probably belonged to one 
of the metopes of the Parthenon. 
No. 80. The capital of an Ionic column, from 
the temple of Diana, at Daphne. 
No, 81. A fragment of a boy, holding a bird 
under his arm, and feeding it 
No. 81'^. A small fragment of a very ancient 
Greek inscription, wnitten in the bustropliedon 
manner. Presejited, in 1785, by the Dilettanti 
Societu, 
No. 82. 
