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No. 15. A bas-relief, imperfect, representing 
a head of Minerva, and a head of Jupiter. 
No. l6. Ditto, representing Minerva assist¬ 
ing the Argonauts to build the famous ship Argo. 
No. 17. Ditto, imperfect, representing Venus 
on the ocean, riding upon a sea-horse. 
No. 18. Ditto, representing Victory pouring 
out a libation to Apollo Musagetes. From the 
collection of Sir Hans Shane . 
No 19. Ditto, representing two priestesses 
whp are standing one on each side of a cande¬ 
labrum, which is lighted for a sacrifice. With 
one hand they support the sacred fillets which 
decorate the candelabrum, and with the other they 
raise a small portion of their robe, like the figure 
of Hope on coins of the Roman Emperors. 
No. 20. Ditto, representing Machaon, after 
lie has been wounded. He is sitting in the 
tent of Nestor, who is administering a potion to 
him, as described in the Xlth book of the Iliad. 
The females who are in attendance, are slaves. 
No. 21. Ditto, representing Bacchus and a 
Faun. The former holds a thyrsus in his left hand. 
The latter carries a torch in his right hand, and 
an amphora on his left shoulder. 
No. 22. Ditto, representing two Fauns kneel¬ 
ing, one of them playing upon the tambourin, the 
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