GO, ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



5. Pair of small reels; ornamented on one side with a 

 rosette surrounded by concentric circles, and on the other with 

 a head of Helios, facing, in relief, as on the Rhodian coins. 

 From Rhodes. 



lY.— Marble. 



1. Head of a youth of supposed Polycleitan style, of the- 

 type of the " Westmacott athlete " (Greek, 5th century B.C.). 



2. Disc, inscribed spirally — TvaBuovog Todi a')]{xa, Oero ^'avroir 

 a^eX^i) rjXiOiov vocreXevaaaa. Probably the cover of a sepulchral 

 urn. (Cf. Jahrhuch d. k. deutsch. arch. Inst., 1897; pi. 1.) 



V. — Pottery. 



Cantharos, black ware, circled by a vine-wreath in white 

 and gold, raised. Above the wreath is an inscription, Aiovixrov. 



VI. — Silver. 



1. Wreath of oak leaves and acorns, delicately modelled ; 

 the cups of the acorns are of gold. 



2. Part of a necklace ; a plaited band ornamented with 

 flowers, from each of which hangs a twig of two oak-leaves; 

 and an acorn. The centres of the flowers and the acorns are 

 of terracotta. At the end of the band is a clasp ornamented in. 

 filigree. (1 and 2, from the province of Valencia in Spain.) 



YIL— Stucco. 

 A series of fragments of wall-plaster, with various- 

 decorative designs painted in colours. From Rome. 



YIU.— Terracotta. 



1. Statuette of Aphrodite, nude, balancing herself with her 

 left arm while she ties the sandal on her left foot. Found near- 

 Palermo. 



2. Aphrodite seated on a swan and holding Eros on her 

 right knee. 



3. Eros asleep on a dolphin, the waves indicated below. 

 By Donation. 



I. Ivory instrument, consisting of two crossing limbs hinged 

 together ; apparently a folding balance for testing coins. It is 

 decorated with small incised circles. 



Found near JEphesus ; and 

 presented by D. G. Hogarth, Esq. 



II. Greek inscription, engraved on a marble slab ; a dedica- 

 tion of some object to Apollo and "the Italic Gods" by a 

 number of named persons, on the occasion of their enrolment 

 as members of certain religious associations. Dated in the 

 Consulship of L. Licinius Lucullus and M. Aurelius Gotta. 

 (74 B.C.) Presented by A. M. Hardie, Esq. 



