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CATALOGUE OF SCULPTUEE.
Italian marble. Height, without cover, 1 foot § inch ; width, 1 foot
2£ inches. Formerly in the Carpi Gardens at Rome, and after-
wards at Pesaro. Purchased by Townley at Sir C. Frederick's
sale. First copied by Smetius, about 1550. For other MS.
copyists, see G.I.L. Boissard, pt. IV., pi. 88; Montfaucon,.
J,'Ant. Expliquee, V, pi. 56 ; Mus. Marbles, V., pi. 4, figs. 3, 4 ;
Ellis, Tom. Gall, II., p. 238; C.I.L., VI., 16010.
2370. Sepulchral chest, with coA^er. On the front are three
spirally-fluted Corinthian columns, and two pilasters, with
Ionic capitals and panels of leaves overlapping. These
divide the front into four compartments, in each of which
is a doorway with a double door, surmounted by a small
pediment, and above is a tablet with moulded frame.
Festoons connect the columns and pilasters. One tablet
only is inscribed: C. Magio Q(uinti) f(ilid) Pal{atina)
Heraclidae. v(ixit) a(nnis) XVIII. The sides are unfinished,
except for pilasters at the angles towards the back. On the
front of the cover are two pediments, each containing a
deer between a dog and perhaps a snake. Between them
is a triangle containing a hare, playing with an over-
turned basket of fruit. At the outer angles are rosettes.
lst-2nd cent. a.d.—Towneley Coll.
Italian marble. Height, without cover, 9J inches; width, 1 foot
11 inches. Formerly in the Passionei Collection, near Frascati.
Mus. Marbles, V., pi. 9, fig. 1; Ellis, Town. Gall., II., p. 252 ;
C.I.L., VI., 21832.
2371. Sepulchral chest, with cover. In the middle of the
front is a tablet, within a moulded frame, inscribed Dis
Manibus Piliae PMltatae 31. Pilius Eucarpus coniugi b(ene)
m(erenti) fecit et sibi. At each end of the tablet is an eagle
with wings spread. The cover is in the form of a pedi-
ment containing a bust in relief of Pilia Philtatc, an
elderly woman, and with palmettes at the angles. On the
top is a Bunk"saucepan or trulla, with a hole in it, for
libations.—Hamilton Coll.
Italian marble. Height, without cover, 1 foot § inch ; width, 1 foot
2£ inches. Formerly in the Carpi Gardens at Rome, and after-
wards at Pesaro. Purchased by Townley at Sir C. Frederick's
sale. First copied by Smetius, about 1550. For other MS.
copyists, see G.I.L. Boissard, pt. IV., pi. 88; Montfaucon,.
J,'Ant. Expliquee, V, pi. 56 ; Mus. Marbles, V., pi. 4, figs. 3, 4 ;
Ellis, Tom. Gall, II., p. 238; C.I.L., VI., 16010.
2370. Sepulchral chest, with coA^er. On the front are three
spirally-fluted Corinthian columns, and two pilasters, with
Ionic capitals and panels of leaves overlapping. These
divide the front into four compartments, in each of which
is a doorway with a double door, surmounted by a small
pediment, and above is a tablet with moulded frame.
Festoons connect the columns and pilasters. One tablet
only is inscribed: C. Magio Q(uinti) f(ilid) Pal{atina)
Heraclidae. v(ixit) a(nnis) XVIII. The sides are unfinished,
except for pilasters at the angles towards the back. On the
front of the cover are two pediments, each containing a
deer between a dog and perhaps a snake. Between them
is a triangle containing a hare, playing with an over-
turned basket of fruit. At the outer angles are rosettes.
lst-2nd cent. a.d.—Towneley Coll.
Italian marble. Height, without cover, 9J inches; width, 1 foot
11 inches. Formerly in the Passionei Collection, near Frascati.
Mus. Marbles, V., pi. 9, fig. 1; Ellis, Town. Gall., II., p. 252 ;
C.I.L., VI., 21832.
2371. Sepulchral chest, with cover. In the middle of the
front is a tablet, within a moulded frame, inscribed Dis
Manibus Piliae PMltatae 31. Pilius Eucarpus coniugi b(ene)
m(erenti) fecit et sibi. At each end of the tablet is an eagle
with wings spread. The cover is in the form of a pedi-
ment containing a bust in relief of Pilia Philtatc, an
elderly woman, and with palmettes at the angles. On the
top is a Bunk"saucepan or trulla, with a hole in it, for
libations.—Hamilton Coll.