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No. 13. A fragment of one of the three supports of a tripod basin, 
composed of the head and neck of a lion. On the forehead are the 
horns of a goat. Found in 1769, in the Pantanella. Pt. 1. PL xiii. 
No. 14. The capital or upper division of a votive cippus, represent¬ 
ing two birds, in bas-relief, drinking. Pt. 1. PI. xiv. 
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 was 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. Two 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. PL 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 cornucopise 
filled with fruits. This statue was found near the Via Latina, a short 
distance from Rome. Pt. 2. Pl. xvm. 
No. 19. A terminal head of the bearded Bacchus, of very early 
Greek work. This head was 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. 
Pl. xx. 
No. 21. A terminal head of Mercury. Purchased in 1812, at the 
sale of Antiquities belonging to William Chinnery , Esq. Pt. 2. 
Pl. XXI. 
No. 22. A statue of Venus. It was found by Mr. Gavin Hamilton, 
in an ancient bath at Ostia, in 1775. Pt. 2. PL xxn. 
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 Bovillae, on the 
Appian road, ten miles from Rome. It was 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 a Faun : formerly preserved in the Macaroni 
Palace at Rome. Pt. 2. Pl. xxiv. 
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