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No. 133. The capital of an Ionic column belonging to a temple of 
Diana at Daphne, on the road from Athens to Eleusis. (A. 44.) 
No. 134. A piece of the shaft of an Ionic column, belonging to the 
same temple. ( A. 45.) 
No. 135. The base of an Ionic column, likewise belonging to the 
same temple. (A. 46.) See also No. 231. 
Nos. 136—149. Casts in plaster from the frieze of the pronaos of 
the temple of Theseus. The subject of this frieze is a battle fought in 
the presence of six divinities, who are represented sitting in the midst 
of the combatants. (A. 55—68.) 
Nos. 150—154. Casts in plaster from the frieze of the posticus of 
the same temple. The subject of these sculptures is the battle ef the 
Centaurs and Lapithse. (A. 69—73.) 
Nos. 155—157. Casts in plaster of three of the metopes of the 
north side of the temple of Theseus at Athens. The first represents 
Theseus killing Creon, king of Thebes; the second, Theseus overcom¬ 
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 w T ho 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. 
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