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been exhibited since that date in wall-cases 21-30 and table- 

 case F in the Bronze Age Room. 



Mr. Morgan's gift will eventually be incorporated with 

 the other series of the Bronze Age ; but, till further space is 

 available, it is placed in six tabJe-cases, which may be briefly 

 described in order : — 



A. Short swords and spear-heads (one measuring 38| in.), 

 celts in chronological order and socketed axe-heads, also 

 brooches of the Early Iron Age, all from Italy. Celts, sickles, 

 axe-heads and a dagger of the Hallstatt period from Austria- 

 Hungary. Celts, long pins, spear-heads, sickles, tores and bronze 

 mould for celts, and an enormous ceremonial dagger-blade, 

 from France. 



B. Copper tanged blades from Cyprus, daggers from Jeru- 

 salem and Gezer, and axe-heads with oval openings from Syria. 

 Swords and a rapier from the Thames, and swords from the 

 British Isles and foreign countries. Tores, celts, armlets and 

 spear-heads from Germany, and celts, tweezers, razors, daggers, 

 and a fine sword from Denmark. 



C. Miscellaneous objects : neolithic stone implements, Late 

 Keltic bronzes and Roman brooches from England ; neolithic 

 amber beads from Denmark, and flints of Egyptian types from 

 Palestine ; axe-heads from Peru, Ecuador and India (Gungeria), 

 a Chinese spear-head dated a.d. 761,and Early Iron Age swords 

 and brooches from Spain. 



D. Rapiers, daggers, halbert blades and sword-chape, spear- 

 heads (one measuring 31^ in.), and lance-heads from England 

 and Ireland. In drawers below this case, bronze celts from the 

 British Isles arranged in chronological order under counties ; 

 and flint implements from the Thames, Ireland and abroad. 



E. Trumpet, halbert blades, ornamented and socketed celts, 

 spear-heads, moulds for casting bronze, and a series of rings, 

 all from Ireland. Fourteen hoards of bronze from England, 

 mould for flat celts and another of bronze for palstaves, lance 

 and spear-heads, and a saw, all from Britain. Celts, chisels^, 

 sickles, sword-chapes, daggers, chisels and pins from the 

 Thames. 



F. Celts, spear-lieads (one of the 5th century B.C. inscribed), 

 arrow-heads and daggers from Greece, the ^gean and Asia 

 Minor. Celts, including several with two loops from Spain, 

 and the outfit of a family inhabiting Heathery Burn Cave, 

 CO. Durham, at the end of the Bronze Age. A series from 

 the lake-dwellings of Switzerland, including a fine sword ; and 

 two axes with original wooden shafts, two daggers with ivory 

 pommels, axe-heads and flint knives of beautiful workmanship, 

 all from Egypt. 



IV. The Falcke Collection. 

 The most important ceramic acquisition of the year is the 

 large and representative collection of Wedgwood wares pre- 

 sented in June by the late Mr. Isaac Falcke and his wife. It 



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