38 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Department of British and Medieval Antiquities and 

 Ethnography. 



1. — Arrangement, Cataloguing, ^c. 



Prehistoric Room. — Three more wall-cases in the iron gallery 

 have been cleared, painted and rearranged ; and the contents o£ one 

 removed to the south wing. Two wall-cases below have been painted 

 and refitted for antiquities discovered in barrows, and the cup-and- 

 ring stones have been placed in the lower part of these cases. 



Central Saloon. — The series of bron2;e celts have been exhibited 

 according to counties, and the bronze bucket from Heathery Burn 

 placed above the other antiquities from that site in a wall-case. 

 Two wall-cases have been painted, and filled respectively with Bronze 

 Age specimens from Wales, and a type series from England. The 

 doors of a pier-case have .been relined. A number of flint imple- 

 ments, not hitherto exhibited, have been mounted and placed in 

 drawers accessible to the public, in the south wing. 



Iron Age Gallery. — Labelling has been continued, and the Hall- 

 statt series, collected by the late Lord Avebury, has been mounted 

 and exhibited at the west end. Additions have also been made to the 

 British pottery section, and a series from Glastonbury marsh- village 

 incorporated. 



Roman Britain. — The arrangement of this new room is prac- 

 tically complete, and progress has been made with labelling. A 

 large quantity of pottery removed from the basement has been 

 cleaned and incorporated, and the Ransom collection of pottery 

 added. Two amphorse have been restored, and shelves and other 

 fittings prepared and fixed. Turned wood models of two bronze 

 bowls have been provided. 



King Edward VII. Gallery (^Ground fioor). — The transfer of 

 the ceramic, glass and mediaeval collections to this gallery has been 

 completed, and fittings prepared for most of the pier-cases in the 

 western half. Several cases have been cleared for strengthening 

 the sash-bars of the brackets ; various enamels and keys have been 

 exhibited in a desk-case, and the Wedgwood plaques replaced on 

 screens. One table-case has been lined with cloth, and several have 

 been newly arranged. The seal matrices with impressions have 

 been placed in exhibition drawers, accessible to the public. 



Christian Room. — The collection of Early Christian antiquities 

 has been transferred to new wall-cases, and fittings provided. 

 Progress has been made with the rearrangement. 



Buddhist Room. — The arrangement of the collection in new 

 wall-cases is nearly complete, and a large number of labels and 

 plinths have been provided. Many large carvings not previously 

 exhibited are now included. 



