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Earth fome of them plain, but elegantly 

 varnifhed others painted with Figures, 

 Letters, and various Ornaments, next at- . 

 tradt our Attention. They are of a bet- 

 ter Shape, and much handfomer than ei- 

 ther the Egyptian^ or thofe firft made of 

 the Roman Terra Cotta^ or Pot Earth, and 

 were greatly efteemed and valued by the 

 Romans^ after they had fubdued the an- 

 cient Hetrufcans. Thefe VefTels confift of 

 Ainphoras^ or Vafes with two Handles^ 

 and Covers to them very curioufly painted 

 and ornamented. The Roman Amphora 

 generally contained about feven Gallons 

 EngliJIi Wine Meafure, thefe -are not fo 

 large. The Ufe of them was to hold the 

 different Kinds of Wine, Oil, ^c. When 

 full of Wine, the Romans ufed generally 

 to bury them in the Ground for fome 

 Years, in order to give it a higher Fla- 

 vour-, and they were very curious and 

 fuperfritious in their Manner of doing it. 



We next corrie to fonne Bottles of a 

 larger Size than the Amphoras, but for the 

 fame Ufe. And 



