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rious, feme imagining they were ufed for killing 
the Vidtims in their Sacrifices, others aflerting they 
were merely ornamental, and not a few now ima¬ 
gine that the Ancients had a fecret Art of harden¬ 
ing Brafs, fo as to make it proper for forming 
Edge-tools, or Inftruments of War; which Qua¬ 
lity, fay they, the Brafs may have long fince 
loft by laying in the Earth ; but after all, the rnoft 
probable Opinion is, that they were the Tops of the 
Roman Lidtors Fafces. They are often called by 
the general Name of Celtes, and many of them are 
here to be feern 
Sacrificing Instruments. 
Under this Head are a Variety of odd-fancied 
Metal Lamps : Their Shape differs greatly •, fome 
being like Animals, others fuch Monfters as have 
not their Likenefs in Nature: but the Reader 
will form a much better Idea of them by Infpedtion 
than he pcffibiy can by any Defcription. They 
were chiefly ufed in the Temples. 
A facrificing Knife, Simpulums, Chalices, La¬ 
dles, and other Inftruments of Brafs ufed by the 
Priefts in their Sacrifices. 
We next come to a great Number of Roman 
Pateras, Difhes, various in Form and Size, accord¬ 
ing to the Ufes for which they were intended ; 
many of them were for receiving the Blood of the 
Victims in their Sacrifices; the reft were appropri¬ 
ated to other Purpofes, but chiefly the Service of 
the Priefts in the Temples. 
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