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CATALOGUE OF SCULPTURE.

2542. Bath. Tlie ends are rounded, the upper edge is re-
curved, and two rings, in imitation of handles, are
sculptured on each side; in the centre of each ring an
ivy leaf.—Toicneley Coll.

Green basalt. Length, 6 feet 2 inches; width, 2 feet 9 inches;
depth to bottom of interior, 1 foot 7§ inches. Bequeathed by
Queen Christina of Sweden to the Museum of the Duke of Odes-
calchi, from whose heir, the Duke of Bracciano, it was purchased
in 1776. Ellis, Town. Gall., II., p. 312 ; Grceco-Roinan Guide, II.,
No. 122.

2543. Ohlong rectangular basin of dark granite. The bottom
is curved, and the two legs which support it are made of
separate pieces of granite.—Tovmeley Coll.

Height, 2 feet 10 inches ; length, 3 feet 7f inches. The lower parts
of the legs, which are made of variegated marble, appear to be
modern. Formerly in the collection of Christina, Queen of
Sweden. Purchased from the Duke of Bracciano, in 1776
(cf. No. 2542). Ellis, Town. Gall., II., p. 312. Grccco-Roman
Guide, II., No. 74.

SUNDIALS.

2544. Sun-dial, with four inscribed surfaces, arranged in the
form ^^P^pP. so as to indicate the time to a spectator
to the South, and

also, before noon, to \ \ \ \ \) f\ {"71 \ \ lli/\Vl

one at the East, and
after noon to one at
the West. The two
external faces are

duplicates of the two <pa:sPos ZootKov Tlcuaviehs eWe^i.

faces respectively

parallel to them in the middle. At the back are two sunk
panels, with a chariot wheel in relief in each.

Inscribed with the name of Phaidros, son of Zoilos.

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