74 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



II. — Ivory. 



6. Relief of Athena with helmet, spear, shield, and serpent. 

 A characteristic example of late Grseco-Roman work. Height 

 5^ in. 



III. — Gems. 



7. Sard scarabaeoid : on the base an intaglio of a seated 

 hound ; good Greek work of the late Sixth Century B.C. The 

 convex surface has been used later for a Grseco-Persian design 

 of a mounted Persian pursuing a biga, in which are two other 

 Persians, one an archer. From Mesopotamia. 



lY.— Gold. 



8. Plaque stamped with bees, concentric circles, and rows 

 of bars, and showing affinity with the plaques of Ephesus and 

 Cameiros. From Rhodes. Length 1 in. Seventh Century B.C. 



9. Crescent earring, with blue glass beads around the 

 QjLiter margin. From Cyprus. 



V. — Silver. 



10. Model, probably votive, of a temple-key, of the primitive 

 type inserted through the door to push back the bolt on the 

 inside. Such models seem hitherto not to be known, though 

 one actual key has been found (see Berliner Akacl. Sitzungs- 

 berichte, 1908, pi. 1). Formerly in the Cesnola Collection. 

 Length 4^ in. 



VI. — Bronze. 



11. Colossal head of Augustus in the early prime of life, 

 from a portrait statue. There can be no doubt that the bronze 

 represents a member of the Julio-Claudian house, and the name 

 of Germanicus was one of the first to be suggested. It is now, 

 however, generally agreed that the subject is Augustus. In 

 perfect preservation ; the eye-brows fringed, the eyes inlaid 

 with glass and alabaster. 



Height 18^ in. Liverpool Annals of Archceology, IV., 

 pp. 66-71, pi. 12-16. Found at Meroe in the Sudan by Prof. 

 John Garstang, 1910. Acquired through the generosity of the 

 Sudan Excavations Com^nittee, in consideration of a gift of 

 one thousand, guineas towards the Comonittee's further exca- 

 vations made hy the National Art-Collections Fund. 



12. (a) Bronze-plated Chariot with decoration of bands of 

 palmettes. The plates have been mounted on a modern core 

 of wood ; some parts of the plating and the tyres of the wheels 

 are restored. Length 52 in. Also the terminal of the chariot 

 pole in the form of a fragmentary lion's head. Sixth Cen- 

 tury B.C. (h) Whip-handle found near the chariot. Length 

 11 in. 



Found near Orvieto. 



