16 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Greek and Roman Antiquities. Torso o£ a nude Aphrodite, 

 probably of the Medici type, and six engraved gems. Bequeathed 

 by Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Ford. , Contents of a tomb, excavated on 

 the Strymon. Presented hij Dr. Eric Gardner^ R.A.M.C. 



. British and Mediaeval Antiquities. A series of hand-axes from 

 gravel near Bournemouth, collected by the Rev. D. WoodrofEe. 

 Presented hy 0. C. Raphael, Esq. 



Bronze Age hoard from Kilnhurst, formerly in the Greenwell 

 Collection., and an iron axe-head of the Viking period. Presented 

 hy Louis Clarke^ Esq. 



Pottery fragments, excavated by the donor in the New Forest. 

 Presented hy G. Heywood Sumner, Esq. 



Three alabaster figures of saints, an ivory group, and nine Italian 

 plaquettes. Bequeathed hy the Rev. E. S. Dewick. 



Coins and Medals. Collection of 162 Greek coins, mostly of 

 the finest period, from Metapontum, Heraclea, Syracuse, Macedonia, 

 Corinth, etc. Bequeathed hy J. G. For J, Esq. 



Thirty-eight Parthian coins, and a very fine series of the 

 Sassanian dynasty of Persia. Presented hy Sir E. Grant Duff, 

 K.C.M.G. 



Sixteen gold solidi and eight silver coins of the Byzantine 

 emperors ; a series of English gold and silver coins, and other 

 coins. Bequeathed hy the Rev. E. S. Dewick. 



A series of 270 silver and bronze coins of European states and 

 their colonies, including a set from German East Africa ; and 180 

 modern British and Colonial coins. Presented hy H. Garside, Esq. 



A very fine specimen, perhaps an artist's trial proof, of the 

 medal of Domenico Malatesta, by Pisanello. Bequeathed by 

 Constance, Lady Stern. 



A lead portrait medal of Bernhard TV alter of Augsburg, 

 apparently unique. Presented hy Maurice Rosenheim, Esq. 



Several war medals, German, French, and Dutch. 



The only publication issued during the year was a short Guide 

 to the Temporary Exhibition. 



Frederic G. Kenyon, 

 Director and Principal Librarian. 



British Museum, 



10th June 1919. 



