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nooM XV. 
Antiquities. 
No. 117. A head of the bearded Hercules. 
No. 118. The upper part of the head of Mi¬ 
nerva : the statue to which it belonged formed 
one of the principal figures in the west pediment 
of the Parthenon. This head was originally 
covered with a bronze helmet, as appears from 
the holes by which it was fastened to the marble : 
and the sockets of the eyes, which were origi¬ 
nally filled with metal or coloured stones, are 
now hollow. This fragment of a head, and the 
portion of a female chest, already described 
(No. 75), have both belonged to the same statue 
of Minerva. 
No. 119. An unknown bearded head, very 
much mutilated: it is larger than life, and is 
crowned with a very thick cord-shaped diadem. 
No. 120. A head of the bearded Hercules, 
similar to No. 117, but of smaller dimensions. 
No. 121. A fragment of a head, crowned with 
vine leaves; it appears to have been executed 
at a declining period of the arts. 
No. 122. An unknown female head, the hair 
of which is concealed within a close head-dress. 
No. 123. A fragment of a bas-relief, represent¬ 
ing an unknown female head : from the style of 
the hair, which is curiously plaited, we m^y fix 
the sculpture to about the time of Antoninus Pius. 
No. 124. Part of the stem of a candelabrum 
ornamented with four female figures, one of 
which is playing on the lyre, and the others, 
with joined hands, are leading the dance. 
No. 125. 
