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room xii. holding an egg in their mouths ; underneath the 
Antiquities, serpents is the asgis of Minerva. 
(Case 5.) A raven, the size of life, and seven 
large candelabra, in bronze. The raven was pre¬ 
sented, in 1777, by Lord Seaforth . It is of the 
finest workmanship, and has probably accom¬ 
panied a statue of Apollo. 
(Case 6.) Specimens of ancient glass. The 
principal articles are eight cinerary urns. One 
of them has the leaden covering in which it was 
preserved; and another contains the burnt bones, 
and the asbestos cloth which prevented the ashes 
of the body from mixing with those of the funeral 
pile. These articles are accompanied by a great 
number of lachrymatories, and various other 
vessels and fragments of vessels, of different forms 
and colours ; the whole of which afford ample 
proof of the ingenuity of the ancients, and of the 
great knowledge they possessed in the art of 
manufacturing glass, and of imparting to it what¬ 
ever colour or form they chose. 
(Case 7.) A large collection of paterae, upon 
which are engravings, principally in outline. In 
this case are also exhibited the umbo of a shield 
and the scabbard of a parazonium, both of which 
are ornamented in like manner with engraved 
figures. The same case likewise contains two 
bronze arms, executed in a good style; the 
largest appears to be of very early work. 
(Case 11.) Necklaces, ear-rings, armillae, and 
various other trinkets in gold, several of which 
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