MUSEUMS 53 



tolemus in Agriculture; 322, Flora; 330, Oybele giving Jupiter to be 

 educated ; 335, A Sacrifice : 33(1, Neptune ; 3f)0, A piping Bacchus and 

 Cupid ; 351, A Cupid with a Butterfly ; 396, Achilles : 327, Offering to 

 Minerva; 436, A Shepherdess. 



Three lead-glazed Tygs (9. 8. 98. 75-77), very much broken, found 

 respectively in St, Werburgh Street, and on the site of the old Feather 

 Inn, Bridge St., Chester : purchased. 



(3) Ethnogkaphy. 

 PRE-HISTORIC :— 



Two Stone Chairs (27. 9. 98. 1-2), found along with several others on 

 a hill top at Manta, province of Manari, Iquique, Peru : presented by 

 Mr. J. G. Nicholson. 



The following Peruvian Specimens were purchased : — Piece of Woven 

 Material (25. 1. 98. 169) ; Rude Bronze Castings of Spoons and 

 Human Figures (25. 1. 98. 170-175). 



Bronze Stop-ridge Celt (9. 8. 98. 7-1), found in Northgate Street, 

 Chester ; purchased. 



Three Flint Arrowheads (26. 4. 98. 4-6), found in Perthshire ; 

 purchased. 



Two Bronze Arrow-heads (26. 4. 98. 7-8), Metal Fibulae (26. 4. 98. 9) : 

 Metal Figure (26. 4. 97. 10). dug up in Persia ; purchased. 



Rudely-carved Human Figure in obsidian (27. 9. 98. 10), Mexican ; 

 purchased. 



Miscellaneous : — 



Descriptive Catalogue of Engraved Gem-, &c, by James Tassie, 

 2 vols.. 1791 1 29. 3. 98. 2 : presented by Alderman Wm. Bartlett. 



Etching (19. 4. 98. 87) of Mr. Joseph Mayer in his Library, from 

 the picture by Win. Daniels : presented by Miss Dart. 



ETHIOPIAN HACK. 



Africa. — West and South-wot Africa : — 



List of specimens collected and presented by Mr. A. Ridyard, Chief 

 Engineer,. S.S. "Niger" (Elder. Dempster & Co.) : — 

 Charm (9. 8. 98. 5), St. Louis, Senegal. 

 Puzzle, Mandingo (19. 4. 98. 14). 



