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{Case 52.) Dice and tali, formed of various room xii. 
substances. antiquities. 
{Case 53.) A great variety of Tesserae in 
ivory, bronze, crystal, agate, and terracotta, 
many of which were tickets of admission to the 
theatres. In this case also is a considerable num¬ 
ber of styles for writing on wax tablets ; pins for 
the hair; bodkins ; and needles both for sewing 
and netting. 
{Case 54.) Architectural mouldings in por¬ 
phyry, part of a frieze in rosso antico; handles 
of knives, fragments of lectisternia, &c. &c. 
{Case 55.) Stamps for sealing casks. 
{Case 50.) A large collection of Roman 
weights. 
{Case 5J.) Votive offerings in bronze. 
{Case 58.) A brick taken out of the ruins of 
a large city, supposed to have been Babylon, 
near the town of Hillah, on the river Euphrates ; 
it has an inscription in unknown characters. 
{Case 59 .) Specimens of ancient painting from 
Herculaneum. 
{Case 60 .) A brick similar to the one in 
Case 58. 
{Cases 6l , 62 , 63.) Specimens of bas-reliefs 
in stucco, from the walls of Herculaneum. 
(Case 64.) Celts. 
{Case 65.) Various instruments used by the 
Ancients; 
