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2. Finger-ring with oval garnet intaglio, representing 

 Nemesis standing on a ship's prow, holding a bridle in one 

 hand ; behind her a dolphin. 



1, 2 from Amisos, Asia Minor. 



3. Pair of earrings, crescent-shaped, with filigree orna- 

 ments and double pendants attached. 



4. Oval pendant set with onyx. 



5. Bracteate of coin of Justinian. ' 

 3-5 /rom Calymnos. 



6. Thin tablet, stamped with the figure of a bull ; border 

 of rosettes. 



7. Small tablet of bracteate gold, stamped with draped 

 figure holding w:reath. 



8. Small tablet, similar to the last, but with design 

 eff'aced. 



6-8 found in Cos. 



II. — Silver. . 



1. Vase with chased design of lotus-leaves round the body. 

 The character of the work is Graeco-Egyptian, probably of 

 the age of the Ptolemies. From Greece. 



2. Vase handle with fluted design ^jid remains of blue 

 enamel. ,_ .., 



3. Mouthpiece with part of a chain attached. 

 2, 3 from Cyprus. 



III. — Engraved gems, (&c. 



1. Onyx intaglio of the Roman period ; ship under sail with 

 three figures in it ; above, two stars. 



2. Red jasper intaglio; design similar to the last, with 

 slight variations. ' ' 



3. Sard intaglio ; a boat. 



4. Paste intaglio with fantastic combination of ship's 

 prow and ram's horn. 



5. Carnelian scarab of Etruscan work; intaglio ; Hercules 

 leading Cerberus ; cable border. 



6. Burnt carnelian, Etruscan scarab ; intaglio ; Priestess 

 holding lituus and spear. 



7. Paste, Roman, intaglio ; portrait of a man. 



8. Agate, lenticular gem; intaglio: obverse, bull struck on 

 back with a spear ; reverse, oenochoe on altar. 



9. Sard bead, oval shape ; intaglio ; wreath in panel. 



10. Green jasper in shape of shell ; intaglio ; a human leg. 

 a lyre,, a globe with three radiating balls, and hatched lines. 



