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handles of the shields are in iron, and are riveted to the front by 
bronze nails, the bases of which thus serve as an ornament. 
In 52-53 are small lamps in terracotta, covered with a pale glaze, 
glass vessels, and other objects procured by Mr. Layard during a re¬ 
cent visit to Babylon; a small coffin (probably that of a child) from 
Mr. Loftus’s excavations at Warka; and some handles (variously 
ornamented), with other fragments of bronze dishes from Nimroud. 
In 54-57, on the second and third shelves, is a large collection of 
cylinders, gems, and seals, procured at various periods from Assyria 
and Babylonia. They are grouped under the respective heads of 
Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, Phoenician, and Sassanian. Among 
these, some of the finest specimens were procured by the late J. R. 
Steuart, Esq. On the ground-floor are fragments of the bronze orna¬ 
ments which were once attached to the royal throne at Nimroud. The 
throne itself was of wood. 
In 58-59, on the second shelf, are some miscellaneous objects found 
hy Mr. Layard during his excavations at Kouyunjik. There can be 
little doubt that these are all referable to the Greek period of the 
Seleucidse, if they are not even later. On the third shelf (58) are 
three remarkable hexagonal cylinders, covered with cuneiform inscrip¬ 
tions. (1) was found by Mr. Layard at Kalah Sherghat, and contains 
portions of the annals of Tiglath-Pileser. Another, much more per¬ 
fect, has been lately procured at the same place by Colonel Rawlin- 
son, C.B., but has not yet reached England. (2) was found many 
years ago in the Nebbi Yunas at Kouyunjik, and contains the annals 
of two years of the reign of Sennacherib. It is known by the name 
of the Bellino cylinder, from Mr. Bellino (Mr. Rich’s private secre¬ 
tary), who procured it.. (3) was obtained by Mr. Layard from a 
Kurd. It contains the annals of four years of the reign of Esarhad- 
don. The three cylinders are all in terracotta. 
Nos. 60-61 contain, on the second shelf, fragments of painted 
bricks from Nimroud; and on the third shelf and ground-floor, frag¬ 
ments of earthenware, apparently the covers of vessels, with the 
guilloche and the honey-suckle alternating with the cone and tulip, 
painted on them in black on a pale yellow ground. These were 
found at Baashiekhah. 
In 62-64 are the smaller objects procured during Mr. Loftus’s first 
visit to Warka. They consist of vessels in terracotta and earthen¬ 
ware of various shapes—some covered with a bright green glaze re¬ 
sembling that on the coffins; a collection of clay tablets, covered 
with cuneiform inscriptions, and of glass-vessels, incrusted with a beau¬ 
tiful irridescence; and some objects in terracotta of uncertain cha¬ 
racter, presumed to have been used in the ancient Assyrian potteries. 
Besides these are, in the top shelf and on the ground-floor, some large 
amphorae of earthenware from the same excavations. 
In the Table Cases 89-91 are the results of Mr. Layard’s most 
recent excavations. In 89 are nodules of clay found at Kouyunjik, 
and impressed with the stamp of Assyrian seals—one of these may be 
remarked as bearing the seals of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, and of 
Sabaco, king of Egypt, probably in reference to some treaty. In 90 
are a collection of earthenware bowls, bearing inscriptions written with 
ink, in the ancient Chaldee and Palmyrene character. Of these, five 
