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Hexagonal Spanish wall-tile with inscription in black- 

 ktter on a scroll, (C)AP SANA PENSA. 



Spanish pottery tile in various colours, from an old mosque 

 at Cairo ; given by Henry Wallis, Esq. 



Delft tile with decoration in blue and manganese, probably 

 Dutch; given by Dr. H. G. Thompson. 



(c.) English. — Pitcher of the 13th century, found during 

 excavations for Farringdon Street Railway Station, City of 

 London, 1875 ; given by Capt. Wm. Hawley, f.s.a. 



Porcelain cofFee-cup, probably made at Bow, and a glazed 

 earthenware bird-call ; given by R. L. Hobson, Esq. 



Porcelain dinner-plate, made and painted in China with 

 arms of Leake Okeover (born 1701) impaling Nicholl ; given 

 by H. C. Okeover, Esq. 



Two balls of marbled pottery from Whitby ; given by 

 Thomas Boynton, Esq., f.s.a. 



Six specimens glazed by the donor in imitation of Chinese 

 flambe ware ; given by Bernard Moore, Esq. 



Specimen of modern " bat-printing " on porcelain, executed 

 at Derby ; given by William Burton, Esq. 



(d.) Glass. — Gold- red bottle of the Roman period and 

 pieces of early glass mosaic from Egypt ; given by the Egypt 

 Exploration Fund. 



Specimens of Arab glass found at Atfeh, opposite Wasta, 

 Egypt. 



Saracenic glass goblet of 13th century, enamelled in 

 colours, found at Aleppo, Syria, and figured in Archoiologia, 

 Vol. LVIIL, p. 217 ; given by Miss Alice de Rothschild. 



Square tablet with gilt intaglio portrait of Andrea Gritti, 

 Doge of Venice (1523-1538), between his initials. 



Amber-coloured goblet, made about 1840 in Switzerland ; 

 given by Miss Dollman. 



Modern mosque lamp, made by P. Brocard, of Paris, 1867, 

 in imitation of Cairene examples of the 14th century ; given 

 by C. H. Read, Esq., F.S.A. 



(6.) Collection illustrating various Religions : — 



(a.) Christianity. — A miscellaneous collection from a 

 Coptic cemetery at El Azam, Egypt, including glazed pottery 

 bowls, lamps, glass phials, personal ornaments, and pendent 

 crosses, some dating from the 6th century. 



Ivory Byzantine diptych, with figures of apostles, saints, 

 and angels, of the 12th century. 



(b.) Buddhism. — An interesting series of Grseco-Buddhist 

 carvings in stone from Buner, North- West Provinces of 

 India ; given by Capt. B. C. Waterfield. 



