GIUECO-ItOMAN BASEMENT ROOM. 
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with the names of the sculptors Criton and Nicolaus , on the site of a 
supposed temple of Bacchus , near the Via Appia , a few miles south¬ 
east of Rome. Pt. 1. PI. iv. 
Near the Staircase: Small statue of Fortuna ( Tuche ), draped in a 
tunic and peplus; on her head a modius, in her right hand a rudder 
resting on a globe, in her left a cornucopice. Found near the Via 
Latina , a few miles from Rome. Pt. 2. PI. xvm. 
Above this: Bas-relief, probably an ex voto , symbolical of the rites 
of the god of Lampsacus; representing a terminus of that deity, with 
a syrinx and pedum , a funereal column, a stork (the symbol of piety) 
and three geese. Pt. 2. PI. hi. 
The adjoining staircase leads to the 
GRiECO-ROMAN BASEMENT ROOM. 
This apartment is appropriated to miscellaneous monuments of the 
Graeco-Roman series, of subordinate rank to the ideal or historical 
sculptures, such as representations of animals, architectural or decora¬ 
tive fragments, and articles of actual use, religious or secular. With 
them are united a few monuments of purely Roman character, though 
not, like the preceding, found exclusively in Italy. They are arranged 
in classes, to illustrate their original application or employment. 
I. Vases, and fragments of vases. 
At the foot of the Staircase: Large vase, or Tazza , with handles 
formed of swans’ necks intertwined; the stem restored. Presented 
by Lord Western , 1839. 
On the North, or left-hand side, of the Room: Oviform two-handled 
vase; the body encircled with a continuous bas-reiief, representing 
Dionysiac orgies; several Satyrs, Bacchantes, and a goat-legged Pan, 
performing, or exciting to, the inspired dance; below which, in lower 
relief, is a frieze of chimcerce. Found in the Villa of Antoninus Pius, 
at Lanuvium. Pt. 1. PI. vii. 
Oviform vase, much restored, with handles springing from the 
necks of swans; in front, a bas-relief of a Bacchic dance, performed 
by three Satyrs, and a Bacchante; round the neck of the vase, 
branches of ivy. Pt. 1. PL ix. 
Between these: Fragment of the body of a vase, with figures, in 
relief, of Apollo, and a Muse playing on the lyre. 
Above this: Handle of a vase. From the collection of Sir Wil¬ 
liam Hamilton. 
In the first window : 
II. Patera, or bowl, used for libations; in the interior, a bas-relief 
of a Bacchante dancing, encircled by a vueath of ivy; probably 
sacred to Bacchus. Found in Hadrian's Villa. 
III. Labra, cisterns, or basins. 
In the middle of the Room: Cistern of green basalt, perforated at 
the bottom, for a bath; on each side tw r o rings carved, in imitation of 
handles. Formerly in the collection of Queen Christina of Sweden, 
afterwards in the Odescalchi Museum ; purchased in 1776. 
Between the first and second windows: Oblong granite basin, 
decorated at the sides with sculptured mouldings, and supported by 
two ornamental standards; perhaps originally a perirrhanterion, or 
font, at the entrance of a temple, for the purification of those who 
