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ROOM XII. 
Antiquities. 
Cases 46, 47, 48. A large collection of Ro¬ 
man lamps in terracotta. 
Cases 49, 50, 51. Ditto. 
Case 52. Dice and tali, formed of various 
substances. 
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 number 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 56. A large collection of Roman weights. 
Case 57. 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 61, 62, 63. Specimens of bas-reliefs in 
stucco, from the walls of Herculaneum. 
Case 64. Celts. 
Case 65. Various instruments used by the 
ancients. 
Case 66. Celts. 
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