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ANTieUITtES. 
{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 adniission to the 
theatres. In this case also is a considerable num¬ 
ber of styles for w'riting 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 o5.) 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 Bab\lon, 
near the town of Hillah, on the river Euphrates; 
it has an inscription in unknowm 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 64.1 Celts. 
{Case 6 b.) Various instruments used by the 
Ancients; 
