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with two Cupids holding her mirrors and conch shells, and with various 
pantheistic emblems ; another holding her dove, or riding on a swan, the 
former is the mutilated Venus from Paramythia; three busts of Venus. 
Case 85. Thirty-five small figures of Cupid, in various attitudes, 
running, holding a fillet or crown, the conch shell, and lecythus with 
which he anoints Venus at the bath, holding the pugillares or love- 
letter, rejoicing, dancing, crying, intoxicated, feeding a rabbit or hare 
with grapes, and playing with a goose or swan ,* the silver figure was 
found at Alexandria in Egypt; a dwarf. 
Case 86. Various glass studs or buttons, combs, spoons, and other 
objects, principally from the sepulchres of Etruria; pair of bronze 
sandals from Armentum. 
Case 87. Four fragments of the chasings which covered an ancient 
chariot, found at Perugia, representing an antefixal ornament, a warrior 
on horseback and another fallen; lions devouring other animals; the 
bronzes of Siris, which have formed that part of the armour which 
covered the shoulders, of most exquisite Greek chased work, repre¬ 
senting two combats of Greeks, supposed to be the Ajax Telamonius, 
and Oileus and Amazons: part of ancient scabbard, on which is en¬ 
graved, in outline, Briseis led away from Achilles; another portion of 
ancient armour representing Cupid holding a water fowl. 
Case 89. Fourteen statues of Harpocrates, wearing the Egyptian 
pschent, and holding a cornucopia, and some accompanied by the 
jackal and hawk; Pan; two figures of Bacchus, and a head of the 
same divinity ; two busts of Ariadne, or of a Bacchante. 
Case 90. Three figures and two terminal ones of Dionysos; Sile- 
nus; the same, kneeling on a wine skin ; two lamps of Silenus siding 
on the same; the same, in a cloak ; part of a foot of furniture ; three 
figures of the Silenus, Marsyas, or Comos, playing on the double flute; 
one of exquisite execution; the other with a crown of ivy berries, set 
in garnets, the eyes of silver; four Satyrs; Pan, with goat’s legs; 
five figures of Silenus, with the pointed head-dress; terminal female 
Satyr; boy gathering fruit; two Satyrs; Cupid on a ram’s head; Her¬ 
cules strangling the Nemean lion ; frightening the Stymphalian birds. 
Case 91. Fourteen figures, Hercules subduing the Maenalian stag, 
reposing, and his weapons seized by Cupid; holding a cup, or the 
apples of the Hesperides; Pan with goat’s legs, and the pedum and 
syrinx. 
Case 92. Eight mirrors, from Athens; mirror, elegant bronze 
cylix, and patera, astragali; knuckle bones of a small goat or sheep, par¬ 
ticularly prized by the ancients; part of an iron strigil, all from Ithaca; 
ancient bronze plate, on which is an inscription ; a treaty between two 
of the tribes of the region of Elis, about the XL Olympiad b.c., found 
near Elis. From the collection of R. P. Knight, Esq. Pair of 
bronze drop earrings, from a tomb at Same in Cephallenia; bronze 
astragalus from Cephallenia; four glass astragali, and an ancient 
terracotta impression of a coin of Larissa, found at Leucas in Arca¬ 
dia ; strigil, from Melos, and a conical and pyramidal terracotta object 
from Castrades in Corcyra; seven leaden sling bullets found at 
Saguntum. 
Case 93. Part of a lyre, and two flutes of wood, found in a tomb 
near Athens; gilt myrtle crown of lead and terracotta, from the same 
