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II. — Silver. 



1. Ring with intaglio on oblong bezel. Recumbent lion 

 to 1., looking back over shoulder; above the lion a nail of 

 gold is driven through the bezel, probably for some magical 

 purpose. From AnaMorion. 



2-5. Four fibulae of unusual type. The bow consists of a 

 series of ribbed beads. The head of the pin was fastened 

 between two leaf-shaped plates of silver ornamented with 

 pattern incised or in relief. The sheath is surmounted by an 

 elaborate ornament. 



6-7. Two silver bosses with relief of a Nereid riding on a. 

 sea-monster. At the back are rings for attachment. The 

 workmanship is of a rude, late Roman, character. 



2-7. From the vale of Tempe. 



III. — Engraved gems, Sc. 



1. Sard intaglio : fly. Glandular shape. From Crete. 



2. Steatite intaglio : bird on bough. 



3. Steatite intaglio : bird on leaf between branches. 

 Below, bird on bough. 



4. Steatite intaglio : (a) tortoise ; (h) fish (?).' Truncated 

 cone. 



5. Steatite intaglio : two branches and leaf. Double cone^ 

 truncated. 



2-5. From Amorgos. Primitive. 



6. Chalcedony scaraboid. Intaglio : lion walking to L 

 From, Rhodes. 



7. Sardonyx scarab : man putting on sandal. Fro'iiv 

 Poli-tis- Chrysochou, Cyprus. 



8. Onyx cameo : bust of Alexander the Great wearing- 

 diadem. From Ashmunin, Egypt. 



9. Onyx cameo : bust of Agrippina the Younger to front. 

 From Egypt. 



10. Sardonyx cameo : bust of Faustina the Younger, 

 within the original bronze setting. 



11. Sardonyx cameo; Aphrodite seated on. a low stool; 

 she has drapery over her 1. shoulder and her legs. With 

 the r. hand she grasps the wings of a diminutive Eros, who 

 appears to struggle, with his left leg thrown forward. 



12. Onyx cameo : Eros walking to 1. holding a butterfly 

 to his face. 



13. Nicolo cameo : two Cupids confronted leaning upon 

 inverted torches. From Cyzicus. 



14. Sardonyx cameo; in the centre is Semele seated to 1. 

 Before her stands a nymph, nude except for drapery round 

 her lower limbs, who receives the newly-born Dionysos 



