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The foreign illustrations include :— 



Three limestone chisels from Beni Hassan, Upper Egypt ; 

 presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund. 



Thirteen greenstone axes from the Shevaroy Hills, Soutliern 

 India ; presented by Frederick H. Short, Esq. 



(2.) Anglo-Roman: — 

 A very remarkable statuette of Hercules in bronze, plated 

 with gold, somewhat archaic in type, found on the estates of 

 the Earl of Carlisle, in Cumberland or the neighbourhood ; 

 bronze figure of a genius, from Brandon, Norfolk ; and a 

 vase in pottery from St. Swithin's Lane, London ; all pre- 

 sented by Sir A. Wollaston Franks, k.c.b. 



Bronze seal-box from the Thames ; presented by the 

 Rev. J. C. Jackson. 



Pewter bowl from Stream Works, Halvisick, Cornwall, 

 1793. 



(8.) Anglo-Saxon, Foreign Teutonic, &c., Gibbs 

 Collection, FujVersham : — 



Pottery, iron angon, axe-heads, &;c., from an Anglo-Saxon 

 cemetery at Croydon ; presented by Thomas Rigby, Esq. 



Two tine circular brooches set with garnets, three coins, 

 and two glass cups from the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Faver- 

 sham, Kent. 



Gold armlet and silver ornaments found near Douglas, Isle 

 of Man, with coins of various Saxon kings ; purchased as 

 treasure-trove. 



(Contents of a tumulus on Barra Island, Hebrides, including 

 two oval brooches of Scandinavian type, &c. 



Portions of scale-armour, perhaps Carlovingian, found at 

 La Tene, Lake of Neuchatel. 



The large and important collection of Saxon antiquities 

 found at Faversham, Kent, known as "The Gibbs Bequest," 

 bequeathed to the Science and Art Department by Mr. Gibbs, 

 have been transferred to the Museum. This important 

 addition adds very greatly to the archaeological value of the 

 Saxon series. 



(4.) Mediceval and Later .•— 



(a.) English. — Bronze enamelled pendant from Dartford 

 Priory, Kent ; presented by F. C. J. Spurrell, Esq. ; and two 

 others. 



Collection of Battersea enamels, boxes, plaques, portraits, 

 &c., about 110 in number ; three portraits of Liverpool enamel ; 

 small specimens of ancient embroidery, silver snuff-box with 

 portrait of Queen Anne ; ivory medallion of George L, by Le 

 Marchant ; tortoiseshell box by Obrisset, and various other 

 objects ; all presented by Sir A. Wollaston Franks, k.c.b. 



Court-sword, gold snufF-box, and gold watch of Edward 

 0.97. E 4 Gibbon, 



