46 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM, 



A valuable collection o£ over 300 plaquettes, chiefly of bronze 

 and of Italian origin, dating from the 16th cent. Presented hy 

 T. Whitcombe Greene, Esq., F.S.A. 



Oval medallion of John Locke, painted in Japan in lacquer on 

 copper. Presented hy Aid)rey Le Blond, Esq. 



Bronze medallion portrait of Queen Anne, from model by 

 O'Brisset. Presented hy T. Whitcomhe Greene, Esq., F.S.A. 



(5.) Ceramic and Glass Collections. 



Three large pottery vases probably of the Han dynasty, from 

 Yen-ling, Hsien, Honan. Presented by J. Brock, Esq. 



A large series of pottery and porcelain vases from ( -hina, chiefly 

 of the Sung and Ming periods. 



Persian pottery lamp of Mosque type, from Aleppo, Syria. 



Four specimens of Persian pottery, 13th cent. Presented by 

 H. van den Bergli, Esq., tliroiigh the National Art- Collections Fund. 



Series of cameo portraits in Derby biscuit-porcelain. Presented 

 hy Sir Hercules Read, LL.D. 



(6.) Collection illustrating various Religions. 



Jain figure of 11th cent, obtained in India by the late Sir 

 Alfred Lyall, and presented in his memory. 



A model standard, figures of Buddha, &c., in gilded wood from 

 Mandalay. Bequeathed by Mrs. Sale 



A Japanese shrine, enamelled and gilt. Presented by Sir Edgar 

 Boehm, Bt. 



(7.) Oriental and EtJinographical. 



A large and remarkable series of oriental arms and armour 

 formerly exhibited at the Tower of London, including a number of 

 suits of armour mounted on models ; a fine series of matchlocks and 

 other firearms, two swivel guns, brass cannons and early Saracenic 

 helmets. On deposit from the Tower Armoury. 



Guitar from the house of King Mwanga, Uganda, and knife 

 once used for human sacrifice in Ashanti. Presented by the Rt. Hon. 

 Austen Chamberlain. 



Series from the Wa Nyika tribes of British East Africa. 

 Presented by A. M. Champion, Esq. 



Dress of fibre with human skull attached, worn by the chief juju 

 man of a secret society in S. Nigeria. Presented by Dr. J. Crawford 

 Maxwell, C.M.G. 



A collection from Togoland and N. Ashanti. Presented by Capt. 

 C. H. Armitage. 



Stone pounders, axes, adzes, and other objects, mainly from the 

 Hervey Islands. Presented hy E. L. Gruning, Esq. 



