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room xii. bronze. The two first articles were presented by 
Antiquities. Sir William Hamilton,namely, the tripod in 1774, 
and the lectisternium in 1784. 
(Cases 39, 40, 41, 42.) Miscellaneous antiqui¬ 
ties in bronze, comprising scales, knives, paterae, 
and simpula ; mirrors, lamps, bells, and mortars; 
measures and wine-strainers; large vessels for 
culinary and other purposes ; several small can¬ 
delabra, and other articles. 
(Cases 43, 44, 45.) A large collection of Ro¬ 
man lamps in terracotta. 
(Cases 46, 47, 48.) Ditto. 
(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 
