l6 ACCOUNTS, ESTIMATES, &C. OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



MedicBval. — Fortv-two matrices of seals, among which may be noticed those of the 

 Emperor Sigismund, as King of Hungary, the city of Basle, Conrad, Bishop of Hildesheim, 

 the Scotch monastery at Ratisbon, the Friars-preachers of Scotland, and the Deanery of 

 Blackburn. 



A waxen tablet inscribed on both sides with accounts of various kinds, from a church in 

 Switzerland. 



A thurible or censer of bronze from Denmark, of the 13th century, presented by Henry 

 Christy, Esq., f.s.a. 



An Astrolabe with Arabic inscriptions recording it to have l)cen made in 1485, by Auhad 

 Ben Mohammacl al-Auhadi for Tajuddin Jan Ali. 



A Norwegian silver belt with ornaments of a peculiar character. 



Ethnographical. — Eight Budhist sculptures from the Salpoore Hills, presented by 

 L. Ashburner, Esq., Magistrate of Kandesh, Bombay. 



Four Chinese bronze vases, ;aid a pair of Japanese slippers, presented by Captiin 

 Beauvais. 



Eight clay seals with inscriptions in the Pali character, found in Penang, presented by 

 Mr. W. E. jfevons. 



A small collection of figures and musical Instruments from Siam. 



Arms and implements from the Zambesi district, in Africa, ])resented by Henry 

 Waghoin, Esq., m.k.c.s. 



S. Bhx/t. 



Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities. 



I. — Arrangement. 



One hundred and thirty-six statues, busts, reliefs, and fragments of sculptm'e from the 

 Mausoleum, Carthage, and the earlier collections, have been mounted on plinths. Thiity- 

 one Greek inscriptions have been mounted on plinths. Two pieces of a Mosaic pavement 

 from Halicarnassus have been repaired and mounted on slate ; 410 gold ornaments and 

 other objects have been catalogued : 158 objects have been registered; descriptive titles 

 have been attached to 331 objects; 128 vases and 14 terra-cottas have been repaired. The 

 first part of a new Guide to the Department i> in the press. 



1 1 . — A cquisiti(j)is. 



(I.) Staiues from tlie Farnese Palace, Rome. — During the past year an important addition 

 to the Sculpture Galleries of the Museum has been made by the purchase of the following 

 statues from the Farnese Palace at Rome : 



1. A Mercury holding a caduceus, identical in attitude and style with the statue of the 

 same god in ihe Belvedere of the Vatican, and with one in the Lansdowne Collection. 

 Several other repetitions of this figure ;u-e extant, and it is probable that they are all taken 

 fiom some famous original. This statue is finely composed, and the head is remarkable for 

 beauty of expression and good preservation. 



2. A small figure representing an Athlete binding a diadem round his head, and hence 

 generally considered to be an unique copy of the celebrated Diadunienos of Polykleitos. 

 This statue is admirably modelled, and is evidently the work of a Greek chisel; the mate- 

 rial is Pentelic marble. The style conesponds with all that we know of the characteristics 

 of the school of Polykleitos. 



3. An Equestrian statue restored as CaliguLi, but probably of a later period ; of special 

 interest as one of the very few equestrian figures which have been preserved from antiquity. 

 It has undergone some restorations, but is on the whole in excellent condition. 



4. An heroic figure well modelled and of a good period, the subject unknown. 



5. A, Faun playing with the infant Bacchus: inteiesting in the treatment of the subject,. 

 but of late and inferior sculpture- 



6. An Apollo of heroic size, much restored. 



7. A group of Mercury and Herse, the upper part of both figures restored, 



8. The torso of a male figure, well modelled. 



9. The head of a Roman Emperor, probably Comniodus. 



(2.) .4 CollecLion of Antiquities from Camints,in /he Island of Rhodes. — During the winter 

 and spring of 1863-4, extensive excavations were carried on at Camirus by Mr. Vice- 

 Consul Biliotti and Mr. Salzmann, under the direction of the Trustee^ of the British 



Museum.. 



