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(b.) Continental. — Two important pieces from the Zschille 

 collection of Majolica ; — 



A dish with full-length figure of a warrior with spear and 

 shield, in yellow and green ; made at Faenza about 1480. A 

 Spanish lustre dish, with figure of a lady, of the 16th 

 century. 



Fourteen statuettes and other pieces of Capo di Monte and 

 Doccia ware ; a cup and saucer of Buen Retiro ware, ,ten 

 plates from French factories, and eight pieces of Dresden 

 porcelain, including four of Bottcher ware ; bequeathed by 

 C. Drury E. Fortnum, Esq., d.c.l. 



An Italian albarello, with blue and black design, of the 

 15th century ; given by G. Fairfax Murray, Esq. 



A Spanish tile found during the restoration of Christ Church 

 Cathedral, Dublin ; given by Sydney Vacher, Esq. 



Three majolica plates, a Spanish vase, and an inscribed 

 Flemish tile, from the collection of the late Rev. S. M. May- 

 hew, F.S.A. 



Two majolica fragments, with sgraffiato initial letters, 

 found within the walls of Bologna ; given by Signore Dr. 

 Luigi Frati. 



(c.) English. — A slip-ware jug, inscribed " John Wenter, 

 1686 " ; given by H. Gough, Esq. 



A drug pot of Wincanton ware, white ground, with lettering 

 and design in blue, of the 18th century. 



A delft salt-cellar in the form of an altar, of the 17th 

 century ; given by Sir J. C. Robinson, F.s.A. 



Two earthenware cisterns and a green-glazed vase with 

 quatrefoil lip ; found in Cheapside, and given by Messrs. G. 

 and J. B. Hilditch. 



Fifty pieces of pottery, including dishes, jugs, and cooking- 

 utensils ; also four tiles, a stamp for cakes, and a brick 

 stamped 1693 ; chiefly found in the City of London, from the 

 collection of the late Rev. S. M. Mayhew, F.s.A. 



Four tiles of the 14th and 16th centuries ; given by Sydney 

 Vacher, Esq. 



(d.) Glass. — A string of glass beads of various shapes and 

 colours of the Roman period, from Hau (Diospolis Parva), 

 Upper Egypt ; given by the Egypt Exploration Fund. 



Three phials of early Greek variegated glass and a jug, 

 probably from the Greek Islands ; given by Miss Preston. 



Five bottles of the Roman period, from Tyre. 



(6.) Collection illustrating various Religions : — 



(a.) Christianity. — A hoard of Byzantine silver, consistiiig 

 of a dish, bowl and pyx, four inscribed and 21 other spoons, 

 11 having figures of animals in relief within the bowl ; found 

 under a mound near the monastery of Acheropitia, district of 

 Kyrenia^ Cyprus. 



