80 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Three pottery stamps with letters, and a crucible stamped 

 " Battersea Works " ; given by A. W. F. Fuller, Esq. 



Porcelain plate in blue, red, and gold, marked " Spode " ; 

 given by St. George Littledale, Esq. 



Vase with lustre decoration in imitation of a Persian 

 model, made b}'- Pilkingtons, 1907 ; given by William Burton, 

 Esq. 



Two terra-cotta water-bottles made by Crossley of Com- 

 mondale ; given by Arthur Hurst, Esq. 



Seven small plain pavement-tiles with brown glaze, from 

 a late 14th century chapel, St, Augustine's, Canterbury ; 

 given by W. H. St. John Hope, Esq. 



Tile with fleur-de-lys design, dated about 1700, found on 

 the site of an old pottery at Muddlebridge, Fremington, near 

 Barnstaple, Devon ; given by R. Manderson, Esq. 



(d.) Glass. — Two phials and fragments of twisted bracelets 

 from Oxyrrhynchus ; given by the Egypt Exploration Fund. 



Jug blown in a mould, with van dyke patterns, found at 

 Nippur, Babylonia. 



Two vases of Bristol ware, with slight vertical ribs, late 

 18th century ; given by T. Charbonnier, Esq. 



Standing cup of deep blue colour, with cover and cypher 

 of Sophia Charlotte, Queen of Prussia (1668-1705). 



(6.) Collection illustrating various Religions : — 



(a.) Buddhism. — Seven brass Chinese Lamaistic figures 

 from Pekin. 



Japanese Buddhist figure in gilt wood, with elaborate 

 pedestal, from Japan. 



Head of stone figure of Buddha fasting of the Grpeco- 

 Bactrian period ; given by Col. F. G. Mainwaring. 



(7.) Oriental and Ethnographical : — 



Asia.- — Part of the valuable series of antiquities discovered 

 by Dr. M. A. Stein in Chinese Turkestan during 1900-1, 

 the remainder being assigned to the Calcutta and Lahore 

 museums. It comprises 250 objects of terracotta, stone, 

 bronze, wood, glass, and textile, mostly illustrated in Ancient 

 Khotan, by M. A. Stein, and the principal sites represented 

 are Yangi-Arik, Togujai, Yotkan, Dandan-Uiliq, Niya, 

 Endere, and Rawak-Vihara. The series dates from about the 

 3rd to 8th century of our era, and includes statuettes, panel 

 and fresco paintings, furniture, seals, and Buddhist stucco 

 reliefs ; given by the Secretary of State for India in Council. 



Iron spearhead, with socket inlaid with silver, probably 

 from Hither Asia, but obtained in Somerset ; given by Wallis 

 Cash, Esq. 



