room x.] bronzes, vases, gems, etc. 87 
Case 27. Small figures, and miscellaneous articles in terracotta. 
Cases 28, 32, 36. Fragments of friezes in terracotta. 
Case 37. Specimens of ancient armour in bronze, consisting of heb 
mets, 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 steel-yards, and two 
very large candelabra, in bronze. The first two articles were presented 
by Sir William Hamilton, namely, the tripod in 1774, and the lecti¬ 
sternium in 1784. 
Cases 39, 40, 41, 42. Miscellaneous antiquities in bronze, compris¬ 
ing scales, knives, paterae, 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 49, 50, 51. A large collection of Roman lamps in terracotta. 
Case 52. Dice and tali, formed of various substances. 
Case 53. A great variety of tesseree 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. 
Cases 61, 62, 63. Specimens of bas-reliefs in stucco, from the walls 
of Herculaneum. 
Cases 64, 65, 66. Celts and various instruments used by the ancients. 
Case 67. A marble patera, fourteen inches in diameter, found in the 
mins of Hadrian’s Villa; in this Case are also contained specimens of 
Roman enamel, and inlaid work; and likewise some figs and other 
vegetable substances, found in a calcined state in the ruins of Hercu¬ 
laneum. 
Case 68. Armillse, or bracelets, and various unknown ornaments, in 
bronze. 
Case 69. A large patera of Oriental jasper, cups of crystal, agate, &c. 
Case 70. Hinges and nails. 
Case 71. Fibulee, or brooches. 
Case 72. Ruckles used by the ancients for different purposes. 
Cases 73, 74. Handles and other parts of vases. 
Case 75. Specimens of locks and keys. 
Case 76. Spears, knives, and various instruments, in iron. 
Case 77. Bits, spurs, and ornaments for harness; fragments of 
chains, &c. 
Case 78. Some articles in bronze; the uses to which many of them 
were applied are unknown. 
Case 107. A bronze statue of a Roman Emperor, probably of Nero 
when he was young. The figure is represented in armour, which is 
most beautifully inlaid. It was found near Barking Hall, in Suffolk; 
on the estate of the Earl of Ashburnham. Presented , in 1813, by the 
Earl of Ashburnham. 
The remaining Cases in this Room at present contain various ob¬ 
jects in bronze, terracotta, &c., and models of the Trevethy Stone near 
St. Cleer; the Chunquoit in Cornwall; Lanyon quoit near Penzance ; 
Double Cromlech at Plas Newydd, Anglesea; Cromlech at Duffrin, 
Presented by Richard Tongue , Esq., 1828—32. 
