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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. 
[ROOM I. 
Parish of Westbury, 10 miles s. w. of Shrewsbury. Presented by J. 
Lloyd, Esq., 1798. 
A pig of lead, inscribed with the name of the Emperor Hadrian, 
weighing 125 lbs. Found on Cromford Moor, in Derbyshire. Pre¬ 
sented, in 1797, by A. Woolley and P. Nightingale, Esqs . 
A pig of lead, inscribed with the name of L. Aruconius Verecundus, 
and the letters metal, lvtvd, probably the mine of Lutudce. Found 
near Matlock Bank, in Derbyshire. Presented by A. Woolley and 
P. Nightingale, Esqs. 
A pig of lead, inscribed cl . TR . lvt . br . ex . arg, found with 
three other pigs, and some broken Roman pottery, at Bloomer’s 
Hill, in the parish of Pulborough, Sussex, January 31, 1S24, close to 
the Roman road, Stone Street, from London to Chichester. For a 
pig of lead with a similar inscription, found on Matlock Moor, Derby¬ 
shire, see Archseologia, ix. p. 45. Presented by the Earl of Egremont. 
July 10, 1824. 
COMPARTMENT IV. 
On the wall, Portion of tesselated pavement, discovered under the 
southwvest. angle of the Bank of England, 1805. P/esented by the 
Governor of the Bank of England, 1806. 
Underneath : A large stone vessel in form of half an octagon ; on 
four of the sides are sculptured busts in high relief, viz., Venus hold¬ 
ing a mirror; Jupiter; Mercury with a caduceus; and Mars with a 
spear. It -was first noticed by Horsley lying neglected in the mill at 
Chesterford, Essex. It was afterwards procured by Dr. Foote Gower 
from a blacksmith who had used it as a cistern for cooling his irons; 
from whose widow it was received and presented by T. Brand Hollis , 
Esq., in 1803. ^ 
Roman sepulchral inscription to Gaius Valerius, of Lyons, standard- 
bearer of the Second Legion. Discovered on the bank of the river 
Usk, near Caerleon, in Monmouthshire. Sloane Collection. 
Front of Fourth Pilaster. —Portion of the upper stone of a Roman 
mill, found at the foot of London Wall, at the back of Trinity House 
Square. Presented by W. J. Hall, Esq., 1852. 
COMPARTMENT V. 
On the wall: portion of a tesselated pavement discovered in Thread- 
needle Street, London. Presented by Mr . Moxhay, 1841. 
Underneath : portion of a sepulchral inscription to Fabius Alpinus 
Classicianus; scroll termination, probably the end of the lid of a large 
sarcophagus, of w r hich the inscription may have formed part; sepul¬ 
chral inscription, much worn, to A. Alfidius Rombo(?). These three 
objects were discovered at the foot of London Wall, behind Trinity 
House Square, and presented by W. J. Hall, Esq., 1852. 
GREEK AND ROMAN SCULPTURES. 
Front of Fifth Pilaster. — Small statue of Ceres, wearing the sphen - 
done , veiled, and bearing a torch. From Athens . Presented by J. 
S. Gaskoin, Esq., 1836. 
