ROOM VT.J 
GREEK AND ROMAN SCULPTURES. 
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SIXTH ROOM. 
GREEK AND ROMAN SCULPTURES. 
No. 1. A medallion, representing in profile the bust of an un¬ 
known Greek philosopher. It was purchased in a palace in Florence 
in 1771. 
No. 2. Part of the front of a sarcophagus, representing Achilles 
among the daughters of Lycomedes. 
No. 3. A bas-relief, cut from the end of a sarcophagus; it repre* 
sents two Fauns punishing a Satyr. 
No. 4. Part of the front of a large sarcophagus, representing a 
marriage. 
No. 5. The front of a sarcophagus, representing the Nine Muses 
with their respective attributes. Mr. Townley purchased this bas- 
relief at the Villa Montalto. 
No. 6. A bas-relief, cut from the end of the same sarcophagus as 
No. 3. It represents two Cupids and a Faun carrying an intoxicated 
Satyr. 
No. 7. Part of a sarcophagus, representing a carpentum, or funeral 
car, drawn by four horses. This bas-relief formed part of a sarcopha¬ 
gus, and had been buried for many years in the yard of Minelli, the 
sculptor, in the Campo Vaccino at Rome. 
No. 8. A medallion, representing in profile the bust of an unknown 
Greek Philosopher. It is similar to No. 1, but of a later time and in¬ 
ferior sculpture. 
No. 9. The front of a sarcophagus, representing captive Amazons 
with their shields and battle-axes. This marble was purchased from 
the collection of Cardinal Passionei, at the Camaldoli, near Frascati. 
No. 10. A fragment of a sarcophagus, representing Bacchus with a 
thyrsus in his left hand, and with his right arm thrown over the shoul¬ 
ders of a Faun. 
No. 11. A fragment of a magnificent sarcophagus, representing an 
elderly man, with a manuscript roll in his hand, which he is reading. 
Before him stands a Muse holding a mask. It was found at no great 
distance from the Mausoleum of Augustus, in the part of Rome 
formerly occupied by the Gardens of Pompey, not far from the 
Tiber. 
No. 12. The front of a sarcophagus, representing a Bacchanalian 
procession. It was formerly in the Villa Montalto. 
No. 13. Heads of Paris and Helen, in alto-relievo. 
No. 14. A bas-relief, the front of a sarcophagus, representing Genii 
supporting various pieces of armour. On a shield, in the centre, is an 
inscription to Sailustius Iasius. It was found at Tusculum, and was for¬ 
merly in Cardinal Passionei’s hermitage at the Camaldoli, near Fras¬ 
cati. 
