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3. Strainer with perforated patterns of maeander and 

 foliage. A beautiful example of the silversmith's art, probably 

 of the Augustan age. 



4. Bowl, the handles wanting. 



5. Spatula with patterns engraved on the blade. 



1-5. Found together at Arcisate, near Como, N, Italy. 

 6-7. Two styli or other instruments, with remains of 

 gilding. Peloioonnesus. 



8. Pin with elaborately-moulded head. Peloponnesus. 



III. — Engraved gems, d&c. 



1. Haematite cylinder with gold mount : design of a king 

 trampling on a bull and another king on a throne with a 

 suppliant standing before him ; in the field, Hittite symbols. 

 Cyprus. 



2. Haematite cylinder with design of two worshippers 

 before another figure, lions and Sphinxes. Cyprus. 



3. Haematite cylinder with two lions and two goats con- 

 fronted with sacred tree between, a Avinged figure with ox's 

 head, and tliree other figures. Cyprus. 



4. Agate scarab with intaglio of the hawk of Horus 

 standing on the mountain of Sunrise, and a uraeus rising from 

 his feet. Amathus, Cyprus. 



5 Steatite lentoid gem with intaglio design of a fly. 

 Cyprus. 



6. Blue glass oval pendant, with ankh in relief in yellow. 

 Cyprus. 



7. Haematite scarab, Mycenaean, with heads of two rams 

 and two bulls conjoined. Cyprus. 



8. Sard scarab, with ram's head in intaglio ; Greek work. 

 Cyprus. 



9. Porcelain scarab, with intaglio designs. Cyprus. 



10. Haematite cylinder, with gold mount, finely engraved 

 with figures bringing animals for sacrifice, deities with 

 animals' heads and Hittite symbols. Enkomi, Cyprus. 



11. Haematite cylinder engraved with winged figure 

 approaching seated deity, and another figure. Enkomi, 

 Cyprus. 



12. Carnelian lentoid gem with intaglio of bull lying down 

 wounded by an arrow in the back. Mycenae. 



13. Agate three-sided bead with Cretan symbols. Cerigo. 



14. Carnelian intaglio, set in a modern ring, representing 

 Athene Parthenos, with Nike and shield ; on her left, an 

 altar on which is an owl. Athens. 



15. Carnelian intaglio of Graeco-Roman period ; Artemis 

 with bow, holding up left foot with her left hand. Athens. 



