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Moulds have been made of the bronze head from Meroe ; 

 of five slabs of the Frieze of the Parthenon, and of the head and 

 legs of the " Theseus," and of two marble heads. Nine pieces 

 of sculpture, two Lycian inscriptions and 34 cinerary urns 

 were mounted on stone pedestals ; one silver object, 177 bronzes, 

 17 alabastra, 9 terra-cottas, ^4 lamps and 47 vases were mounted. 

 15.5 objects were registered, 2,764 were numbered, and J3G8 

 labels written. 



The number of visits to the Departmental Library and 

 Students' Room for purposes of research was 609 ; there were 

 916 other visits to the Staff for enquiry or on departmental 

 business, and 2,301 attendances of students of art and 

 architecture in the Sculpture Galleries. 



II. — A cquisitions. 



I. — Scul^yture in Stone and Marhle. 



1. Marble Relief : a gravestone with a group o a seated 

 woman, Archagora, clasping the hand of a bearded man standing 

 on the left ; between the two a second woman stands in the 

 background, looking to the front. The relief is bordered by 

 pilasters, with a low pediment surmounted by a Sphinx 

 seated to the front and showing both flanks. The right-hand 

 corner of the pediment, the lower drapery with one foot of the 

 man, and one foot and the nose of the woman are restored. 



On the architrave is an inscription : APXAPOPAI 



©YTATHP. 



Height 67 in., width 36^ in. From Attica. Somewhat 

 hasty in execution, but of good period and unusual size. 

 Fourth Century B.C. 



2. Marble Relief from a Roman sarcophagus, representing 

 a marriage ceremony. The bride and bridegroom join hands 

 before the pronuba ; behind the bride stand her father and 

 Mars resting on a spear ; on the right are Victory crowning 

 the bridegroom and Fortuna. Length 19^ in. 



3. Upper part of a Marble Stele with a relief in the usual 

 architectonic frame ; a beardless head with draped bust. Late 

 and rough style. On the shaft below is inscribed : NEIKEIC. 

 . . . Height 14| in. 



4. Marble fragment of egg-and-tongue moulding. Length 

 7^ in. From the Acropolis, Athens. Presented by Mrs. Robert 

 Chadwick. 



5. Limestone head of a female statuette, wearing a peaked 

 cap ; Cypriote style. From Naucratis. Presented by the Egypt 

 Exploration Ftind. 



