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mann and other learned writers had noticed the tombs, and the painted vases (resembling those of Magna Græcia), which were occasionally found in this part of the old Etruria. But nothing very important appears to have been done until the year 1823, when some excavations were made by certain individuals of Corneto; in 1825, these researches were continued" dall' Inglese, Lord Kinnaird." Several precious articles were subsequently found by Signor Carlo Avvolta, and Signor Vittorio Massi. Two magnificent tombs, of which the walls exhibited many extraordinary paintings, rewarded, in 1827, the researches of Counsellor Kestner and Baron de Stackelberg, who, assisted by the pontifical government, have succeeded in bringing to light many valuable specimens of ancient painting. Other excavations, about the same time, furnished Signor Vittorio Massi, above-mentioned, with various painted vases and different fragments of antiquity: some of these have contributed to found the collection formed by Messrs. Dorow and his associates, and the remainder is still at Montefiascone, in possession of Signor Massi. During the course of last year (1828), some indications of concealed treasures, and the importance of those vases which M. Dorow had purchased, gave occasion to more numerous and regular excavations. A vast and desert plain, extending in circumference about five miles between the territory of Canino and Montalto, and crossed by the little river Fiora, has already been regarded as the ancient Necropolis of some Etrurian city and probably of Vulci. The adjacent grounds, belonging partly to the Signor Candellori of Rome, and the Signor Feoli, have produced many beautiful painted vases: but the Prince of Canino, (Louis Bonaparte) being principal owner of the territory, has, through his own and his princess's generosity, been enabled to collect within a few months an astonishing number of monuments, estimable for their beauty and for the instruction which they furnish to studious antiquaries.

The greater part of these objects are found in small grottoes at the depth of a few palms under ground. The general construction of these monuments does not afford much new matter for observation; but it is an extraordinary circumstance that objects so interesting and valuable as works of art, should be discovered in such a miserable situation. A more detailed account of them must be reserved for different fasciculi of the "Annals:" here it may however be observed, that the number of vases inscribed with letters far exceeds that furnished by the excavations made in Magna Græcia, above one thousand having -been disinterred within a few months. Thus the estate of

Prince Musignano has become a museum of noble monuments executed in the happiest schools of art, recalling the best ages of Grecian workmanship, while the abundance of Greek inscriptions found on the painted vases might induce us to suppose in the soil of these Etrurian coasts some remnants of a Grecian colony. Indeed the TONAOENE ENAлON, observed eight times on different antiques found here, might serve to indicate that the Etruscans of this place were diligent performers of the Attic games, or of games corresponding to the Athenian usage.

But the beauty of Grecian art is found at Tarquinia combined with characters belonging most indubitably to the Etruscan alphabet; the names also of various Etruscan families are inscribed on monuments at this place-such as the Appian, Annian, Larzian, Minutian, and Fabian. Yet a great number of small objects executed in gold, ivory, bronze, and stone, discovered with the painted vases in those excavations, bespeak rather the elegance of Grecian artists than the stiffness of monuments indisputably Etruscan.

The importance, however, of such rich discoveries in the supposed city of Vulci does not authorise us to omit noticing that many curious antiques have been found in the vicinity of Tarquinia, and in the ancient Cossa (mentioned by Pliny) and the present Orbetello. These are described in a communication from Signor Carlo Avvolta, who found in those places about two hundred sepulchral depositories, with vases and pateræ, near the remains of the dead: and he remarks that when a tripod was the first object that presented itself, a vase was always discovered. We must notice another passage (among several very interesting) in the letter of Signor Avvolta dated on the 28th of last April:

Many of the tombs and grottoes which I excavated at Montarozzi contained the remains of human bodies which had been burnt, close to others which had not been burnt, as well as burnt and unburnt bones in the same grave: whence it might perhaps be justly affirmed, that the Etruscans of this region were accustomed to burn the bodies of their dead, and at the same time to inter their dead without burning them.

Other excavations accidentally made near the wall of Orvieto are described by Signor Cervelli, an accomplished painter, who mentions, in a communication dated last April, that some months before, several articles of terra cotta, ornaments, bassirilievi, small statues, half figures, (probably of Jupiter and Priapus) vases, and other pieces, had been found at that place. And Signor Pietro Casuccini discovered in the ancient sepul

chres at Chiusi many very beautiful remnants of former ages. The Canon Mazetti also mentions, among others, interesting antiques found at Chiusi, some urns of stone, scarabæi of cornelian, and vases of black clay but not baked. At Volterra also, and in its neighborhood, several curious urns and other monuments of Etruscan antiquity have been lately discovered by Signor Giusto Cinci. For the account (here epitomised) of excavations made in Etruria, we are indebted to the ingenious Professor Gerhard.

Some researches in the kingdom of Naples among the ItaloGrecian tombs, particularly those of Nola, afford M. Panofka subject for an article in which he very ingeniously describes the burnt vases called salicerni found there a few months ago; a class altogether unknown at Corneto and at Canino, and distinguished for the purity of their design. From various circumstances it appears, that the ancients were in the habit of breaking those vases before they cast them on the funeral pile of their parents or friends. There also were found, (what no other classic soil has hitherto produced) two cups, of which the insides display a white and brilliant varnish like the most beautiful porcelain, while the exteriors present figures painted in red on a black ground. One cup exhibits Minerva and Hercules, delineated in a finę style; the other a toilette-scene, the name of one woman being inscribed AΝΕΣΙΔΩΡΑ. Fragments of a third cup found at Nola (and now in the collection of Major Lamberti at Naples), are remarkable for their excellent design, and the gilding which appears on the ear-rings, bracelets, and necklace of the principal woman, to whom another offers a casket. These three cups probably served as presents on occasion of nuptials. In the same place was discovered a vase of which the extraordinary form represented an Ethiopian in the throat of a crocodile.

Two years ago, the Duc de Blacas found at Nola several magnificent vases, besides the skeletons of two young children with their play-things lying near them. M. Vulpes, a celebrated physician of Naples, making some researches at Ischia in 1826, found at the feet of a skeleton a large vessel full of eggs.

Another article in the Bullettino describes many discoveries made in 1828 and 1829, among the remains of Pompeii, par ticularly in the building called the House of Castor and Pol lux, where several fine pictures rewarded the excavator's labor. The latest researches brought to light a door situated at the extremity of the building: hopes were entertained that this might

communicate with another house, which, in this case, must have belonged to the sumptuous owner of this vast habitation, and might reasonably be expected to contain a multiplicity of curious and valuable objects. Yet it is not improbable that this door-way opens only into a small street near that called dei Mercurii, in which have already been discovered two secret outlets. In the same street many interesting objects were found near a chamber furnished with licentious paintings, which sufficiently designate the character of the house. Glass vessels of different sizes and colors, found also in this building, serve to confirm the opinion that it was a public place destined to nearly the same purposes as our modern coffee-houses; and the indecent pictures above-mentioned show that the ancients sometimes employed those drinking-glasses on very strange occasions. For the account of these discoveries our obligations are due to M. de Laglandiere.

The excavations made at Rome, especially in the Forum Romanum, are described by the Chevalier Bunsen (p. 26 et seq.). It appears that in 1818, the Abbate Uggeri published a project on the subject of such researches: the late Duchess of Devonshire had already, in 1817, commenced the task of excavating under the direction of the celebrated Carlo Fea: in 1827, the Conte di Funchal continued the work, and lately the Duc de Blacas has resolved to prosecute it in a manner that promises the most complete success. This undertaking is encouraged by the pontifical government, desirous of furnishing to the poor workmen of Rome the means of obtaining an honest livelihood by their labor, at the same time promoting the objects of scientific and literary research.

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We next find, (p. 36.) an account of excavations made in the Forum Trajanum and its vicinity; in the Via Appia, and the Vigna Giangiorgi, and the Vigna Capranica, where the Duke of Buckingham caused researches to be made, and found a sepulchre with painted ornaments, and a sarcophagus. the Via Latina, Signor Fioravanti made some interesting discoveries; and in the Via Flaminia, at the place called Torvergata, (five miles from Rome) the Vicomte de Chateaubriand, having excavated the ruins of an ancient villa, found several busts and sarcophagi, medals and other remnants of antiquity. Signor Copranesi has disinterred some statues among ruins near Montecalvo in Sabina; and an accidental excavation between Frascati and Marino has enriched the cabinet of the Prince d'Anglona with many valuable articles of gold and paste.

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The first fasciculus of the "Annals" will contain an article communicated by Sir William Gell, on the structures called Cyclopean, in Greece, Magna Græcia, and several districts of Italy, most of which have been discovered by Sir William himself, Mr. Dodwell, and latterly by Mr. Fox. By these three English gentlemen we learn, that within little more than one year, three ancient cities have been discovered,--Lista, Batia, and Trebula Suffena,

But our limits warn us that we must close this notice, which we do with most sincere wishes for the success of the new Instituto; and in promoting its objects we hope soon to find that many other Englishmen will contribute by their labors and their communications, besides the accomplished scholars and travellers, our fellow-countrymen above-mentioned.

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