ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM, 



(2.) Anglo- llomu7i. — A stone seal or stamp of the oculist Minervalis, found at Ciren- 

 cester, Gloucestershire, and five siher spoous from Dorchester, Oxfordshire. 



Two cakes of bronze, one of them with a Roman stamp, found at the Paris Mine, 

 Anglesea ; presented by T. F. Evans, Esq. 



A bronze ewer found at Brandon, Norfolk, and four terra^cotta vases from Cambridofe- 

 shire ; presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



(3.) Aiig/o-Saxon and British Mediaval. — Four Anglo-Saxon brooches, and two Irish 

 fibula3, from the Purnell Collection. 



A bronze candlestick of the 14th century found among ballast at Calcutta, and proved 

 to have been dredged up off Erith, Kent ; presented by A. Newton Hennessey, Esq. 



Matrices of the seals of the Earl of Exeter as Admiral of England, of St. Mary Mao-- 

 dalen, Bristol, of the Prior of Dover, and of the town of Harfleur, Normandv, while 

 under the English ; and a silver seal set with an antique gem. 



An Ecclesiastical seal of the 13th century, presented by the Rev. J. F. Dimock. 



A wooden frame-work made to illustrate the Bardic alphabet, presented by the Trustees 

 of Manchester New College. 



A casket, or shrine, of silver gilt, with the arms of Margaret, Second Queen of Ed- 

 ward I., and her step daughter, Isabella, Avife of Edward II., probably a gift from the 

 former to the latter, between 1303 and 1307. This interesting object formed part of the 

 Meyrick Collection, and is fully described in the Archaeological Journal, Vol. xiii., p. 134. 



(4.) Byzantine and Mediaval. — Two Byzantine lamps, and various Coptic remains, 

 brought from Egypt. 



A bi onze censer Avith figures in relief, found by Capt. R. F. Burton, in the remains of 

 a Dayr or Monastery, in Syria. 



A drinking vessel of wood, conjectured to be Armenian ; j^resented by the Right Hon. 

 Viscount Sydney. 



Forty-eight matrices of seals, chiefly German, presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. ; and 

 343 matrices of seals, principally from the Collection of Madame Febvre, of Macon. 



An hour-glass with the arms of Stephen Bathori, King of Poland. 



With the Castellani Collection, already noticed in Mr. Newton's Report, were acquired 

 a certain number of specimens of Mediteval jewellery, of which the following are the 

 most remarkable : an early Christian ring Avith the sacred monogram in relief, two 

 fibulas, a sword handle, and a bi'ooch in the form of a fish, set with garnets, and of Mero- 

 vingian Avorkmanship ; a number of fine finger rings of various ages, forming a valuable 

 addition to the collection of such objects already in the Museum ; a small series of 

 pectoral crosses, and a few other elegant specimens of jewelleiy and enamelling. 



(5.) Ethnographical. — A very extensive collection of sculptures from India, many of 

 them bclongino; to the Jain sect; presented by the daughters of the late George Bridge, 

 Esq., of Wood House, Shepherd's Bush. 



A nmarkable pall, of the kind given by the Emperor of China, to be placed on the 

 coffin of a few Manchu princes of high rank, and known as a Tolo pall. It is entirely 

 of silk, and. though Avoven, exhibits Avith perfect distinctness numerous inscriptions in 

 Chinese and Sanscrit: taken from the Chinese rebels, and presented by Colonel Cooke, 

 commanding Anglo-Chinese Contingent, Ningpo. 



An earthenAvare bottle, and a small bronze fr-om Peru; presented by Cajjtain George 

 Reid, K.N. 



A flint arroAv-head from Arkansas ; presented by A. B. Thweat, Esq. 



A club from Australia : presented by Mrs. Connel. 



III. — Slade Collection. 



During the year 1872, the Executors of the late Felix Slade, Esq., have purchased, out 

 of the fund especially bequeathed to them for the jjurpose, 138 specimens of glass at a 

 total cost of 430 I. 4 s. 6 d., and presented them as additions to the Slade Collection. 



Among the more remarkable of these specimens may be noticed the foUoAving: — 



Some rare examples of glass collected in Cyprus by Mr. Lang and General Cesnola. 



An early Christian goblet found at Cologne, Avith engraved subjects. 



A very fine Venetian vase of emerald green glass, with ornaments in low relief. 



IV. — Christy Collection. 



The folloAving progress has been made in arranging and augmenting this collection, 

 which remains at 103, Victoria-street, Westminster. 



In Room I. a desk case, containing 15 square feet, has been added, to exhibit a 

 series of Esquimaux objects, principally from the Belcher Collection. The African stone 

 implements have been removed to a case in Room IL, and replaced by English neolithic 

 stone and wooden implements. 



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