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ON THE OLDER FORMS OF 



inclosed in a rectangular panel is impressed the Roman 

 characters LXXIC. This was the mark of the 21st 

 Legion, showing that the Roman soldiers were accom- 

 panied by tile-makers, as well as by those pursuing other 

 trades. At the museum last named are some ancient Ro- 

 man tiles resembling those mentioned by Graeber in the 

 memoir previously alluded to. In these tiles the turned 

 edges differ slightly from those figured by Graeber ; the 



FIG. 44. 



lower corners were recessed, however, to fit on the tile 

 below, and the turned edge ceased within a short distance 

 of the top of the tile (fig. 45). There were no perfora- 

 tions for pegs or nails to hold the tile to the roof as is de- 

 scribed in similar tiles figured by other authorities. 



In the ancient cemetery of Marzabotto, near Bologna, the 

 contents of which have been figured and described with 

 great fidelity by Count Gozzadini, a number of terra-cotta 



