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Seven flint implements from Denmark, including a fine spear-head of unusual length ; 

 also ten bronze objects from the same country. 



A stone celt from India. Presented by William Theobald, Esq., Jun. 



Bronze ornaments from the cemetery at Halstatt, in the Salzkammergut, Austria. 

 Presented by Sir John Lubbock, Bart., f.r. s., and John Evans, Esq., f.r. s. 



Three ancient bronze implements from China. 



Eleven tools or weapons of bronze, and one of iron, found in the province of Yeniseisk, 

 Siberia ; three bronze objects and thirteen urns from Germany. All presented by A. W. 

 Franks, Esq. 



A collection of early antiquities in bronze and terra cotta, from Hungary. 



A fine iron sword and sheath, a remarkable spear-head, and other antiquities from the 

 Lake of Neuchatel ; presented by Professor A. Desor. A fine spear-head of iron, and a 

 fibula, also from the Lake of Neuchatel ; presented by Colonel Schwab ; and a fragment 

 of pottery from lake-dwellings at Morges, Lake of Geneva ; presented by M. Henri 

 Garrard. 



Among the British Antiquities properly so-called, the following may be noticed : — 



Two flint arrow-heads from Kincardineshire ; presented by A. Murray, Esq. 



Six rude stone implements found in a tumulus in the Shetland Islands ; presented by 

 Dr. James Hunt. 



A remarkable stone with concentric circles, found near Lilburn Tower, Northum- 

 berland ; presented by E. J. CoUingwood, Esq. 



Two British urns found in a tumulus near Oundle, Northamptonshire ; presented by 

 G. M. Edmonds, Esq. 



Ten bronze weapons found in Lincolnshire, and several others from the Thames. 



Querns of various forms and sizes, and stones used for cooking purposes, found on the 

 site of ancient dwellings in the Island of Holyhead, Anglesea; excavated and presented by 

 the Hon. W. Owen Stanley, M. P. 



Part of a Late-Celtic sword in a bronze sheath, found at Bourne End, near Berkhamp- 

 stead, Hertfordshire ; presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



Fragments of a Roman casket, with bronze and silver ornaments, found at Icklingham, 

 Suffolk ; and various other Roman remains found in England ; presented by John Evans, 

 Esq., F.K.s. 



Portions of Roman glass vessels found at. Dorchester, Oxon ; presented by the Rev. W. 

 C. Macfarlane. 



A diminutive bronze spoon found near Lancaster ; presented by Albert Way, Esq.^ 

 F. s. A. 



Fragments of an earthen vase found at Geldestone, Norfolk; presented by the Rev. 

 Daniel Gillett. 



Bone pin from Wheathill, near Castle Cary, Somerset; presented by the Rev. 

 F. W. Gray. 



A large collection of personal ornaments, consisting chiefly of silver and bronze 

 brooches, of various forms, set with garnets ; crystal balls worn as amulets, a silver spoon 

 set with garnets, iron weapons, bronze vases, and implements of various kinds, discovered 

 in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery on Chesell Down, Isle of Wight, and formerly in the pos- 

 session of Lord Londesborough. 



An urn and other remains found in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Frilford, Berks ; 

 excavated and presented by J. Y. Akerman, Esq., f.s. a. 



A glass bead, possibly of the Anglo-Saxon period, found near Midhurst, Kent ; pre- 

 sented by W. O. Barlow, Esq. 



A very remarkable casket, formed out of the bone of whale, and covered with 

 sculptured ornament. The remaining portions represent the following subjects: — 

 Romulus and Remus suckled by the Wolf ; the Decollation of St. John Baptist; the 

 Adoration of the Magi ; the taking of Jerusalem by Titus, represented in four scenes ; 

 and a scene from the Legend of -^gil. These are accompanied by Anglo-Saxon inscrip- 

 tions in Runic character, describing the subjects, and in one instance, indicating the 

 material of which the casket is made as well as the place where the whale was stranded. 

 The inscriptions seem to be in the Northumbrian dialect, and the execution of the carvnigs 

 may be assigned to the ninth century. Presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



A bone comb-case with an inscription in Norse Runes, giving the name of the maker, 

 Thorfast. Another comb-case and several other antiquities of the same period, all found 

 at Lincoln. 



Four iron weapons from Ireland, presented by John Evans, Esq., F. R. s. 



A gold finger-ring of the 13th century, found at Lambourn Hill, near Rochford, Essex. 



Pottery of the 14th century, together with some of the moulds used in stamping the 

 designs ; found at Lincoln on the site of a kiln. ^ ., 



A piece of armour in chain mail, technically termed a standard. It is oi_the 

 15th century, and was found at Bardwell, Suffolk; presented by John Evans, Esq., 



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* A pair of medieval horses' brays, found at West Frisby, Lincolnshire ; presented by 



the Rev. E. Jervis. i , r i • f 



_ A jug found at Ardleigh, in Essex, in which was concealed a deed ot the reign ot 



Henry V. ; presented by K. R. H. Mackenzie, Esq., F. S. a. p o- -m i 



A quadrangular plate of English enamel, dated 1537, with the arms of Sir i^dwarcl 



Seymour, Earl of Hertford, afterwards the Protector Somerset. 



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