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GRJECOROMAN BASEMENT ROOM 
return from some expedition of the Emperor Septimiu Severus, his 
sons Caracalla and Geta, and his wife Julia Domna5 the name of Geta 
has been subsequently erased in pursuance of the edict of Caracalla. 
XIII. Cippi, or low columns, erected by the Romans for various 
purposes , chiefly monumental. 
In the fifth window: Capital of a cippus, perhaps originally used 
as the boundary of a vineyard; the bas-reliefs, chiefly of Bacchic 
symbols, represent, in front, two birds drinking beside a terminus; 
on one side, tw’O masks of Satyrs, each placed on a cista, or mystic 
basket; on the other, masks of a Satyr and Pan, similarly placed, 
with a terminus between them; and at the back, two geese pecking at 
festoon of fruit. From Rome. Pt. 1. PL xiv. 
In the fifth recess: Large monumental cippus, or perhaps pedestal 
of a statue, having in front a dedicatory inscription from three colonial 
municipalities, and certain military authorities, to Caius Antonius 
(supposed to be the brother of Marcus Antonius, the Triumvir), and 
on the side, a trophy in bas-relief. Found on the plain of Troy, and. 
purchased of Mr. Patterson, in 1853. 
In the sixth window: 
XIV. Chair of pavonazzo marble, apparently a sella balnearis, used 
for the vapour-bath; perforated in the centre for the ascent of steam, 
and having wheels sculptured in relief on the sides, in imitation of a 
w 7 heel-chair. Found in the Baths of Caracalla at Rome, and brought 
over by Mr.Lyde Browne. 
XV. Architectural fragments and decorations. 
On the North side of the Room: Slab, which appears to have orna¬ 
mented a triumphal arch or column; upon it, in bas-relief, armour 
captured from the Dacians or Sarmatidns, similar to that represented 
upon the base of Trajan’s Column, at Rome. 
Against the Eastern Wall of the Room : Ornamental console, w 7 hich 
originally fronted the key-stone of a triumphal arch : a double volute, 
elegantly enriched by foliage, supports a small figure of Victory, 
nearly detached. Found near Frascati. Pt. 1. PI. xv. 
On each side of the preceding: Small group, representing Victory 
alighting on the back of a bull, which she is about to immolate, her 
hair and slight drapery still inflated by the breeze; the back portions 
unfinished, the pair having probably formed ornaments of a triumphal 
arch. Found on the Monte Cagnuolo , within the precincts of the Villa 
of Antoninus Pius near Lanuvium , in 1773. Pt. 10. PI. xxv. xxvi. 
Over the left-hand group: Convex slab, apparently part of the 
external frieze of a circular edifice, ornamented, in low relief, with 
foliage and birds. Formerly in the Cavaccppi Collection. Pt. 2. 
PI. Xiv. 
Over the right-hand group. Concave slab, from the interior of a 
circular building, with a bas-relief of vine-branches suspended from 
bucrania, and, above them, a mask of a laughing Satyr, crowmed with 
ivy. From the same collection. Pt. 2. PI. x. 
On each side of the two preceding slabs: Capital of a pilaster, origi¬ 
nally engaged in the wall of a building, decorated with acanthus 
leaves; amidst these is an eagle grasping in his talons a thunderbolt,— 
a symbol of Jupiter. They are sculptured in the volcanic stone w T hich. 
abounds in the neighbourhood of Rome. 
