HALL OF THE FAUN.

1. The celebrated and beautiful faun in rosso-antico, found at

Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli. 5. Tydeus, the father of Diomedes--a hollow

mask. 3. The Endymion sarcophagus, found under the high altar of the

Church of S. Eustacio; the cover belongs to another sarcophagus. 8.

Boy with a scenic mask. 16. Boy with a goose, found near S. John's

Lateran. 18. Sarcophagus representing the battle between Amazons and

Athenians. On the wall above is the bronze table on which is engraved

a portion of the Lex Regia conferring the imperial power on Vespasian,

and from which Rienzi demonstrated to the people their political

rights. It was discovered near the Lateran about 1300, and was kept in

the Basilica.

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