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ROOM XII. 
Antiquities. 
Cases 28, 32, 36, Fragments of friezes in 
terracotta. 
Case 37. Specimens of ancient armour in 
bronze, consisting of helmets, breast-plates, 
standards, swords, belts, heads of spears, points 
of arrows, &c. In the middle division of this 
case is the Roman helmet which was found at 
Ribchester in Lancashire. 
Case 38. A tripod, a lectisternium, a pair 
of steelyards, and two very large candelabra, in 
bronze. The two first articles were presented 
by Sir William Hamilton, namely, the tripod in 
1774, and the lectisternium in 1784. 
Cases 39, 40, 41, 42. Miscellaneous anti¬ 
quities in bronze, comprising scales, knives, pa¬ 
terae, and simpula > mirrors, lamps, bells, and 
mortars ; measures and wine*strainers ; large 
vessels for culinary and other purposes; several 
small candelabra, 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; 
