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No. 15. The key-stone of a triumphal arch, ornamented with a 
figure of Victory elaborately hollowed out between the two vo¬ 
lutes. This fragment is inserted in a modern pedestal. Found in the 
neighbourhood of Frascati, twelve miles from Rome. Pt. 1. PI. xv. 
No. 16. A colossal head of Minerva, a specimen of early Greek 
work. It is two feet one inch in height, and w r as found in the neigh¬ 
bourhood of Rome, by the late Mr. Gavin Hamilton, who sent it to 
England in 1787. Pt. 1. PI. xvi. 
No. 17. Tw r o terminal heads, joined back to back; one of the 
bearded Bacchus, the other of Libera. Found by Mr. Gavin Hamilton 
in an excavation in the neighbourhood of Rome. Pt. 2. PI. xvn. 
No. 18. A statue of the goddess Fortune. She bears a modius upon 
her head. Her right hand holds the rudder of a vessel, the lower part 
of which rests upon a globe, whilst the left arm supports a cornucopias 
filled with fruits. This statue w T as found near the Via Latina, a short 
distance from Rome. Pt. 2. PI. xviii. 
No. 19. A terminal head of the bearded Bacchus, of very early 
Greek work. This head w r as found in 1790, in that part of Hadrian’s 
Villa Tiburtina supposed to have been the Picture Gallery. Pt. 2. 
PL xix. 
No. 20. A head of Hippocrates : found near Albano, amongst what 
are supposed to be the remains of the villa of Marcus Varro. Pt. 2. 
PI. xx. 
No. 21. A terminal head of Mercury. Purchased in 1812, at the sale 
of Antiquities belonging to William Chinnery , Esq. Pt. 2. PI. XXI. 
No. 22. A statue of Venus. It was found by Mr. Gavin Hamilton, 
in an ancient bath at Ostia, in 1775. Pt. 2. PI. xxii. 
No. 23. A bas-relief, representing the apotheosis, or deification, of 
Homer. The Father of Poetry is seated on a throne at the foot of 
Mount Parnassus, the residence of the Muses. Before the poet is a 
group of figures offering up sacrifices to him. Above are Apollo and 
the Nine Muses; and on the summit of the mountain is Jupiter, who 
appears to be giving his sanction to the divine honours which are paid 
to Homer. This highly interesting bas-relief was found about the 
middle of the 17th century, at Frattochi, the ancient Bovilke, on the 
Appian road, ten miles from Rome. It w T as for many years in the 
Colonna Palace, at Rome, and was purchased for the British Museum 
in the year 1819, at the expense of £1000. 
Nos. 21*. 22*. Two feet covered with sandals. They have be¬ 
longed to the same statue, and are in beautiful preservation. 
No. 23*. A bas-relief, representing a comic and a tragic mask. 
No. 24*. Ditto, representing four Bacchic masks. Purchased in 
1818. 
No. 25*. A tragic mask. 
No. 24. A statue of Pan: formerly preserved in the Macaroni 
Palace at Rome. Pt. 2. PI. xxiv. 
No. 25. A terminal head of Homer, represented in an advanced 
age, with a sublime and dignified character : it was found among some 
ruins at Baise, in 1780. Pt. 2. PI. xxv. 
No. 26. A bust of Sophocles: found about the year 1775, near 
Gensano, seventeen miles from Rome. Pt. 2. PL xxvi. 
No. 27. A terminal head of the bearded Bacchus : formerly in the 
