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ing Cercyon, king of Eleusis, in a wrestling match; and the third, 
Theseus killing the Crommyonian sow. (A. 52—54.) 
Nos. 158, 158*, 159. Two bas-reliefs, and plaster cast of a third, 
which formed part of the frieze of a temple of the Ionic order (near 
the Propylaea at Athens), and dedicated to the Wingless Victory. 
The subject represented on them is a combat between the Greeks and 
Persians. (258, 257.) 
Nos. 159*, 160*, 161*. Three slabs from bas-reliefs of the frieze, 
which decorated the substructure of the same temple; they represent 
two females leading a bull, a third standing, and the fourth adjusting 
her sandal. 
Nos. 160, 161. Two bas-reliefs, from the same temple: the com¬ 
batants appear to be all Greeks. (259, 260.) 
No. 162. Fragment of a Greek inscription, very imperfect. (182.) 
No. 163. Ditto. (183.) 
No. 164. A bas-relief, representing a narrow upright vase with 
one handle : the form of this vase very much resembles that of the 
solid urns, so often used by the Greeks as sepulchral monuments. 
(276.) 
No 165. A Greek inscription from Athens, signifying that certain 
gifts, which are specified, had been consecrated to some goddess, pro¬ 
bably Venus, by a female who held the office of lighter of the lamps, 
and interpreter of dreams, in the temple of the goddess. The name of 
this female, which was no doubt inserted at the beginning of the in¬ 
scription, is now lost. (88.) 
No. 166. An agonistic inscription, in Greek, consisting of the 
names of those who had conquered in the foot race of the stadium, 
and double stadium; in wrestling; in boxing; in the pancratium ; and 
pentathlon. (93.) 
No. 167. A fragment of a Greek inscription : it consists of twenty 
lines of very ancient characters, and seems to be a part of a treaty. 
(286.) 
No. 167*. A very ancient Greek inscription, known by the title of 
the “ Marmor Atheniense.” It relates to a survey of some temple at 
Athens, supposed to be the Erechtheum. Brought to England hy Dr . 
Chandler , and presented to the British Museum , in 1785, by the Di¬ 
lettanti Society. 
No. 168. A Greek inscription, imperfect, and very much defaced. 
It seems to be an inventory of valuable articles contained in some tem¬ 
ple. (277.) 
No. 169. A fleuron, from the temple of Ceres at Eleusis. (173.) 
No. 170. A capital of a pilaster. (174.) 
No. 171. A fragment of a very ancient Greek inscription from the 
Acropolis : it contains an account of certain expenses defrayed by those 
to whom the care of the public games w r as confided. The name of the 
Archon, under whom the stone was engraved, is effaced. (159.) 
No. 172. A fragment of a decree; the beginning is wanting, and 
what remains is much mutilated. At the conclusion of the decree it 
is ordained that the people of Hierapytna in Crete shall affix to it the 
public seal. (157.) 
No. 173. A Greek inscription written in two columns ; it contains 
