HALL  OF  INSCRIPTIONS
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293.  A  Philosopher,  in  perfect  preservation.
294.  Socrates.  A  skilfully  worked  head;  but  the
nose  has  been  restored.
295.  A  Philosopher.
296.  Anacreon;  a  bust.
284.  Eon,  the  Persian  Divinity;  a  strong  and  monstruous -
  figure,  with  snakes  twined  upon  it.
298.  Erma,  with  the  head  of  an  old  man,  worked
with  skill.
299.  Mark  Antony;  a  colossal  bust,  not  very  well
preserved  but  rare.
300.  Demosthenes;  the  head  alone;  very  expressive.
301.  Aratus,  a  bust.
302.  Cicero,  a  bust  larger  than  life.  The  head  alone
is  ancient  and  wonderfully  well  preserved,  and  certainly
belongs  to  the  best  epoch  of  Roman  art.  All  the  rest
is  a  restoration.  —  This  bust  was  purchased  by  Ferdinand -
  II  of  the  Medicis,  from  the  Ludovisi  family
in  1669.
341.  Sleep.  A  splendid  marble  figure,  representing
a  naked  child  sleeping:  a  very  remarkable  piece  of
antique  sculpture.
342  bis.  Seneca.  A  bust.
343  bis.  Cicero.  A  bust.
303.  An  urn  for  the  ashes  of  the  dead;  in  marble,
adorned  with  beautiful  carvings,  and  bearing  a  Greek
inscription,  in  which  the  name  of  Agaton  is  read.
304.  A  Philosopher.
305.  Hyppocrates,  a  bust.  The  face  is  remarkably
well  worked  and  expressive.
There  are  fourteen  other  busts  placed  above  in  this
room,  but  most  of  them  are  unknown.
Around  the  hall  are  also  some  cinerarian  urns,  and
under  them  there  are  six  sarcophagi.