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color of red wine, the other a liquor more limpid 
than white wine, but without any fmell. In this 
tomb were found likewife the ufial dice, ftrigils, 
mirrors and fibulas. The banes and allies weie in 
urns made of earth. 
Four other fepulchres alfo have been opened, in all 
of which were found the ufual Ihigi's, mirrors, tef- 
ferae and fibulae. In one of them was found a little 
earthen uin with its cover. Within the fame tomb 
there was a fmall urn of glafs elegantly made, con- 
taining the afhes of a child. Near the faid urn were 
found feveral little things, which probably were the 
playthings of the child ; thefe were two very fmall 
goblets of baked earth glazed, with a handle to 
each ; two fmall water-ewers, of the fame materials, 
with ornaments j thefe alfo are extremely fmall ; 
another vafe of common earth, which forms a re- 
cumbent ox, on the back whereof there is a hole to 
receive the water, which was poured out through the 
mouthj and there is a handle on one fide of the body. 
In this fame fepulchre was found a monftrous Priapus 
of red earth. This figure hath wings, and is much 
over- charged. All thefe things, which I have de- 
fcribed, are preferved by me in the royal mufeum, 
in a feparate apartment from, that, in which is pre- 
ferved what hath, been found at Herculaneum, Pom- 
peii, and Stabiae. I have already filled eight cham- 
bers with antiquities ; and becaule thole are not fuf- 
ficient, I (hall begin to place many other thing-', 
which hitherto 1 have been forced to keep in confu- 
fion, in other chambers, which are on the fame 
floor. I hope to have the pleasure to fee you again 
in Iia^y, to admire this treafure, with the foie cate of 
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