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ROOM X. 
Antiquities. 
room xi. 
Antiquities. 
No. 86. A head of a lion, which was a part of the 
same sarcophagus from which No. 12 was taken. 
No. 87. A cistern of green basalt, originally used as 
a bath. On the sides are carved two rings in imitation 
of handles, in the centre of which is a leaf of ivy. 
No. 88. A head of Minerva. 
No. 89. A colossal head of Antinous in the charac¬ 
ter of Bacchus; it is crowned with a wreath of ivy. 
No. 90. A head of Diana, the hair of which is 
drawn up from the sides, and tied in a knot at the top 
of the head. From the collection of Sir William Ha¬ 
milton. 
No. 91. A fragment of a bas-relief, representing 
three legs; they have belonged to two figures in power¬ 
ful action, one of which appears to have been aiming a 
blow at the other, who is falling. Bequeathed , in 1812, 
by the late Charles Lambert , Esq. 
No. 92. A head of Diana, somewhat similar to No. 
90, but of superior work. 
No. 93. A small domestic fountain, of a square form, 
which was used for sacred purposes. 
No. 94. A bust of Minerva; the head only is an¬ 
tique. The helmet and the bust, which are of bronze* 
are, with some variations, copied from an ancient bust 
of Minerva which was formerly in the Vatican, but is 
now at Paris. 
No. 95. An upright narrow piece of marble, orna¬ 
mented with branches of the olive and the pine. 
No. 96. A statue of an intoxicated Faun. 
No. 97. A statue of Mercury, sleeping upon a 
rock. 
ELEVENTH or ANTE-ROOM. 
No. 1. In the centre of this room, at the head of 
the stairs, is placed the celebrated Barberini Vase, 
which was for more than two centuries the principal 
ornament of the Barberini Palace. This vase was 
purchased of Sir William Hamilton considerably more 
than 
