40 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities. 

 I. — Arrangement, ^c. 



Special measures have been taken for the protection o£ the more 

 valuable part of the collection against hostile aircraft attacks, by 

 removal to positions of greater safety, or by methods of protection 

 in situ. 



In the Sculpture Galleries a series of fragments and mouldings 

 has been arranged in the Mausoleum Room, and some additional 

 fragments of the Priene sculptures mounted. The Salutaris inscrip- 

 tion from Ephesus has been improved by the insertion of eighteen 

 new fragments. 



In the Upper Galleries the series of armour transferred from 

 the Tower Armoury has been arranged in the Room of Greek and 

 Roman Life ; the arrangement of the unexhibited lamps in drawers 

 in the Fourth Vase Room has been completed, the plain black wares 

 in the Third Vase Room rearranged, and the objects from the 

 Ephesus excavations exhibited in the First Vase Room. A finding- 

 list has been made of the Cypriote vases' in the First Vase Room. 



The publication of the Select Bronzes was completed, and pro- 

 gress was made with the Catalogue of Silver Plate. Progress has 

 also been made 'with the second part of Volume IV. of the Greek 

 Inscriptions, which has now been set up in page form. An Index 

 to the four volumes of Inscriptions has been compiled, and is now 

 passing through the press. 



Moulds have been made of three slabs of the Parthenon frieze 

 and of one slab of the Phigaleian frieze ; of the Nike of the Par- 

 thenon pediment ; of the bronze Apollo (Cat. No. 209) ; and of the 

 cast of the Guilford puteal. Thirty-five pieces of sculpture have 

 been mounted on stone plinths or pedestals, and twenty-two frag- 

 ments of inscriptions mounted or incorporated. Two plaster casts 

 and two bronzes have been mounted on wooden pedestals, and a 

 series of gems mounted and rearranged in the Gold Ornament 

 Room ; the bronze pumps in the Room of Greek and Roman Life 

 have been remounted. A set of drawers has been fitted in a case 

 in the First Vase Room ; additional shelves in the Bronze Room for 

 unexhibited bronzes, and a new book-case for the Keeper's study, 

 have been made. 58 vases, 11 bronzes, 7 terracottas, 6 iron spear- 

 heads, 3 ivories, and 2 wooden objects have been cleaned and 

 repaired. && objects were registered, 47 labels written and 7 

 printed, and 101 objects numbered. 



The number of visits to the Departmental Library for the pur- 

 poses of research was 572 ; there were 629 other visits to the Staff 

 for enquiry or on departmental business, and 1,798 attendances of 

 students of art and architecture in the Sculpture Galleries. 



