254 GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [ELGIN 
column: it is ornamented with the leaves of the laurel and 
acanthus. (102.) 
No. 269. Fragment of a Greek inscription, very imper¬ 
fect. (193.) 
No. 270. Ditto. (190.) 
No. 271. Ditto. (197.) 
No. 272. Ditto. (189.) 
No. 273. Ditto. (179.) 
No. 274. A sepulchral Greek inscription, engraved on a 
piece of entablature. It consists of two lines in prose, and 
sixteen in pentameter verse. The name of the deceased 
was Publius Phiedrus, a native of Sunium, son of Theo- 
philus and Cecropia, and grandson of Pistoteles. The in¬ 
scription states that he was of noble family, and that his 
death was followed by the universal regret of the Athe¬ 
nians, on account of his youth, learning, wisdom, and per¬ 
sonal accomplishments. (153.) 
No. 275. A fragment of a cinerary urn, on which 
are represented four figures in bas-relief. The two central 
figures consist of a young man and woman who are joining 
hands, and whose names are inscribed above in Greek cha¬ 
racters, Demostrata and Callistus. Two other figures are 
standing by the side of these, in a pensive attitude. (104.) 
No. 276. A Greek inscription, engraved on two sides 
of a large piece of marble. It is an inventory of the 
sacred treasures belonging to the Parthenon. (298.) 
No. 277. Fragment of a figure. (147.) 
No. 278. A bas-relief, representing Hygeia fpeding a 
serpent out of a patera. She is seated on a throne which 
is covered with a cushion, and her feet are placed upon a 
footstool. She wears a high ornament, or tutulus, on her 
head, and she has a fan, in the shape of an ivy leaf, in her 
left hand. (238.) 
No. 279. A bas-relief, imperfect, representing a god¬ 
dess seated on a chair or throne, behind whom are seven 
figures, four of which are children; one of the latter is lead¬ 
ing a ram to an altar, the rest are in the attitude of devo¬ 
tion. (94.) 
No. 280. A fragment of a bas-relief, representing a 
female sitting. (279.) 
No. 281. Fragment of a figure. (146.) 
No. 282. A Greek inscription, engraved on two sur- 
