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(4.) Medioeval and Later ;— 

 (a.) English. — A jet chess- piece, a bishop, found at Thelton, 

 Norfolk, from the Amyot ColJection ; fragments of ornamental 

 silk from the tomb of St. Cuthbert ; a series of pilgrims' 

 signs, &c., of lead ; portion of a slate mould found in Liquor- 

 pond-street, London ; and a silver matrix of a seal of a 

 peculiar of Effingham; presented by Sir A. WoUaston Franks,. 



K.C.B. 



A silver matrix of a seal, with an intaglio head of Hercules 

 on cornelian, said to have been found in Ireland. An armil- 

 lary dial made by Elias Allen, of London, and a pair of brass 

 compasses made by John Hill, 1680. 



Medallion portraits in pear-wood of Speaker Onslow and 

 Lord Raymond, Chief Justice of the King's Bench, 1727 ; pre- 

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



Matrices of seals in steel and brass of the Duke of Dorset, 

 Marquis Camden, the Earl of Romney, etc. ; presented by 

 Sir John Evans, k.c.b. 



A remarkable bronze flagon and cover, with English mot- 

 toes around the side, on the cover the badge of Richard II. ; 

 obtained at Kumassi during the late expedition. 



A bronze weight of Tudor period found at Storey's Gate, 

 Westminster; an inscribed bronze mortar made for or by 

 David Hoppringil, 1562, and an unusually fine set of twelve 

 painted fruit-trenchers in their original box ; presented by 

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



Two watches, one in a chased gold case, the other of agate 

 and gold. A universal dial of brass, by W. & S. Jones, and 

 medallion portraits in bronze gilt of personages of the time of 

 George II. and III. ; presented by Sir A. W. Franks, k.c.b. 

 A silver dial, parcel gilt, made by Ben Workman, of London. 



Silver gilt badge of the magistrates of Westminster ; pre- 

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



(b.) Foreign. — An ivory panel carved in relief with the 

 Baptism in Jordan, 6th century work. Ivory head of a crozier, 

 with the ox of St. Luke, obtained from Italy, 13th century 

 work, and probably French. 



Two pieces of carved bone from Egypt ; presented by 

 Henry Wallis, Esq. A bronze situla, and a spoon-like object 

 from the ruins of a Byzantine town at Medinet Habu, Egypt. 



Circular gold medallion with a bust of Our Lord in cloisonne 

 enamel, Byzantine work of the 10th century. Portable altar 

 of porphyry mounted in copper gilt, and engraved, having at 

 the corners the emblems of the Evangelists in champleve 

 enamel, from Avignon, French work of the 13th century. 

 A holy water bucket of gilt copper, with translucent enamel 

 medallions, probably Spanish, of the 14th century; obtained 

 in Saragossa. A reliquary of rock crystal and silver gilt in 

 the form of a church, French, 14th century. A pair of altar 

 , candlesticks of copper gilt, and engraved in open work with 

 ' 0.125. monsters, 



