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Tin-glazed pot found with other specimens near Vauxhall 

 Bridge, London, late 18th century ; given G. F. Lawrence, 

 Esq. 



(d.) Glass. — Bowl with decoration in narrow bands, and 

 a cup with coloured enamels, both of the Grseco-Roman 

 period. 



Stibium-phial of graceful form, of the Roman period, from 

 Jaffa ; given by Mrs. C. M. Reid. 



An important series of Roman and Merovingian specimens 

 from the cemetery at Herpes, Dept. Charente. 



Amber- coloured bottle with applied decoration, and four- 

 sided bottle on legs, both found at Tel Manes, near Aleppo. 



Fragmentary glass beads ploughed up at Minster, Thanet ; 

 given by C. H. Read, Esq., F.s.A. 



Cuj) with conical purple bowl and winged stem, from the 

 Adrian-Hope collection ; given by Murray Marks, Esq. 



A pair of vases with floral design in colours, of Bristol 

 ware, from the Edkins Collection ; given by Charles Borra- 

 daile, Esq. 



(6.) Collection illustrating various Religions : — 



(a.) Christianity. —Pottery flask of the Gth century, with 

 figure of St. Menas and inscription in Greek ; given by M. 

 Georges Manolakos. 



Pebble incised with Cross and Syriac characters, used as 

 tombstone of a Nestorian Christian, and found near Issik-Kul 

 Lake, Russian Turkestan ; given by Lord Osborne Beauclerk. 



(h.) Buddhism. — Cast of a soapstone tope, with inscription 

 in Kharosthi characters, found in 1898 at Piprahwa, Basti 

 district, United Provs. of India ; given by the Trustees of the 

 Indian Museum, Calcutta. 



Ancient Buddhist figures in bronze and inscribed plinth, 

 from Bezwada, described in Journal of Royal Asiatic 

 Society, 1895, p. 617 ; given by the Secretary of State for 

 India in Council. 



Part of stamped brick, with 13 seated figures in relief and 

 inscription below, found at Kyaukku cave temple. Pagan, 

 Burma ; given by Robert Sewell, Esq. 



Eleven clay-sealings, stamped with deities and inscribed 

 with invocations and the confession of faith, from Gya, 

 Ladak district, Kashmir ; given by Mrs. Milne. 



Brass standing figure with silver canopy, and seated 

 figure of crystal from Ceylon ; from the Nevill Collection. 



Wooden screen with inscriptions in Chinese, Tibetan, 

 Mongolian and Manchu, recording the dedication of a figure 

 from Lhasa in the Great Lama temple at Pekin. 



