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163 THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
No. 188. A solid urn, on the front of which two
figures, a man and a woman, are represented joining
hands. The former is standing, the latter is seated.
The names of both were probably inscribed upon the
urn. but that of the woman only, Ada, is preserved*.
No. 192. A solid funeral urn of large dimensions:
2 feet Z\ inches in height f. It was found amongst
the ruins of the Corinthian portico in the bazaar at
Athens]:. The bas-relief in front represents a female
figure seated, holding by the hand an old man, who
is standing before her. The Greek inscription gives
the names of both : the man is Pamphilus the son of
Meixiades, who is called " AiytXtcvs," a native ot
.ZEgilia: the woman is Archippe the daughter of
Meixiades §. See wood-cut, p. 164.
No. 195. A solid funeral urn of considerable size
without inscription. The bas-relief upon it represents
a female figure seated; a warrior, whose right hand is
joined in hers, stands before her, as if taking leave.
A boy behind the warrior carries a large circular
shield ||. See wood-cut, p. 161.
No. 199. A hollow cinerary urn, ornamented m
front with four standing figures; two in the centre are
joining hands, the other two are in pensive attitudes.
The names of the figures are inscribed upon the urn;
they are Mys, Philia, Metrodora, and Meles ^f.
No. 230. A solid sepulchral urn, now placed above
the capital of an Ionic column from the temple ot
Venus at Daphne. A bas-relief in front represents
five figures, executed in a singularly rude style-
The first of these figures is a boy carrying a lar8e
* Old arrangement No. 110. f Old No. 237.
$ Stuart engraved this urn as a vignette, at the end of the M
chapter of his first volume.
§ See Osann, Syll. p. 118. Boeekh, vol, i. p: 491.
H Old No. 228.
■ "J Old No. 148. SeeBoeckb,ToI.i.p,840.-
No. 188. A solid urn, on the front of which two
figures, a man and a woman, are represented joining
hands. The former is standing, the latter is seated.
The names of both were probably inscribed upon the
urn. but that of the woman only, Ada, is preserved*.
No. 192. A solid funeral urn of large dimensions:
2 feet Z\ inches in height f. It was found amongst
the ruins of the Corinthian portico in the bazaar at
Athens]:. The bas-relief in front represents a female
figure seated, holding by the hand an old man, who
is standing before her. The Greek inscription gives
the names of both : the man is Pamphilus the son of
Meixiades, who is called " AiytXtcvs," a native ot
.ZEgilia: the woman is Archippe the daughter of
Meixiades §. See wood-cut, p. 164.
No. 195. A solid funeral urn of considerable size
without inscription. The bas-relief upon it represents
a female figure seated; a warrior, whose right hand is
joined in hers, stands before her, as if taking leave.
A boy behind the warrior carries a large circular
shield ||. See wood-cut, p. 161.
No. 199. A hollow cinerary urn, ornamented m
front with four standing figures; two in the centre are
joining hands, the other two are in pensive attitudes.
The names of the figures are inscribed upon the urn;
they are Mys, Philia, Metrodora, and Meles ^f.
No. 230. A solid sepulchral urn, now placed above
the capital of an Ionic column from the temple ot
Venus at Daphne. A bas-relief in front represents
five figures, executed in a singularly rude style-
The first of these figures is a boy carrying a lar8e
* Old arrangement No. 110. f Old No. 237.
$ Stuart engraved this urn as a vignette, at the end of the M
chapter of his first volume.
§ See Osann, Syll. p. 118. Boeekh, vol, i. p: 491.
H Old No. 228.
■ "J Old No. 148. SeeBoeckb,ToI.i.p,840.-