DO ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



(c) English. — Pottery ball inlaid with marble and star 

 pattern, found at Ruscombe, Berks, 1862. Bequeathed by Mrs. 

 Editha Wathen. 



Copy of a German stove-tile with date 1561, made in Fnlkam 

 stoneware and sig-ned E.M. Presented by Sir Hercules Read, 

 P.S.A. ^ 



Sixteen pieces of English pottery and porcelain. Bequeathed 

 by Thomas Boynton, Esq., F.S.A. 



Pottery jug, marked PEATT, late 18th century. Presented 

 by R. L. Hobson, Esq. 



Box of fragments of tin-glazed earthenware from the site of 

 the potteries at Wincanton, Somerset, formerly in the Bristol 

 Museum. Presented by W . Pountney, Esq. 



(d) Glass. — Two pieces of antique ^lass. 



(6) Collection illustrating various religions: — 



[a) Christianity . — An ivory liturgical diptych with a Greek 

 inscription written between a.d. 623 and a.d. 662; probably 

 used in a church in the diocese of Hermonthis. 



A pair of bronze openwork Coptic earrings from Cairo. Pre- 

 sented by Captain Murray. 



A portion of a painted wooden ikon from Russia, Presented 

 by Howard Carter, Esq. 



A glass money-weight with bust of the Emperor Justinian. 

 Presented by Col. the Hon. Milo. G. Talbot. 



(6) Buddhism.— -A Chinese wooden statue of more than life- 

 size, representing a Buddhist personage, probably of the 12th 

 century. Presented by the National Art Collections Fund and 

 others. 



A gilt figure of a seated Buddha from Burma. Presented by 

 Mrs. Roberts. 



A brass figure of Buddha seated on a lotus throne. 



A gilt bronze Lamaistic figure of Avalokitesvara, small life- 

 size, from Tibet. 



A Gandhara stone relief, representing Buddha enthroned 

 between worshippers. Presented by Lt.-Col. H. S. Moberley. 



(c) Hindu/ism. — Two early Hindu stone sculptures from Java, 

 representing Saktis of Bodhisattvas. Presented by Col. Sir John 

 Hall, Bart. 



A brass lingam with figures of Nandi and a Naga, obtained 

 at Deolali, Bombay, and said to have come from Nasik. Pre- 

 sented by E. G. Millar, Esq. 



(d) M ohaTmnedanism .■ — ^A Mohammedan engraved standiard 

 of silvered copper. Presented by Mrs. Hallinan. 



(e) Zoroastrianism. — A stone panel relief of a male figure 

 with cloak, representing Athar, the Persian fire-god, from Masjid 

 Suleiman. Presented by Dr. M. Y . Young. 



