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



IV. — Two fragments of pottery ornamented with painted leaves, found under the lava 

 In the Island of Santorin. 



Presented by M. Albert Dumont, Director oj the Kcole Fran^aise at Athens. 



V. — 1. A snake coiled round a human figure ; in calcareous stone. From Taormina 

 (Tauromenium) in Sicily. 



2. A group of three fish; in calcareous stone. From Taormina. 



3. A bird with a fish's head, inscribed ; in calcareous stone. From Taormina. 



4. Part of a plain terra-cotta vase. From Taormina. 



Nos 1 — 3 are said to have been found in tombs at Taormina, but their genuineness 

 is questionable. 



Presented by the Rev. Greville Chester. 



VI. — 1. Three fragments of Samian ware. 



2. One small marble cube. 



3. Six small objects in bone. 



4. Three glass fragments. 



5. Six bronze fragments. 



Nos. 1 — 5 are from the site of a Roman villa near Granada, Spain. 

 Presented by M. Colibert. 



VII. Purchases. — 1. Three fragments of a terra-cotta sarcophagus with figures in 

 relief and painted, and two fragments of terra-cotta mouldings painted. From Cervetri. 



2. A rhyton of fictile ware In the form of a mule's head ; round the cup are painted in 

 black, with incised lines, Dionysos on his mule. Satyrs, and a Maenad. From Tanagra. 



3. An Athenian lekylhos, of unusual size, on which are painted Boreas and Zephyros 

 carrying off the dead body of Memnon. From Ambelokepos, near Athens. 



4. Three Athenian lekythi with polychrome designs : on one of them two ephebi are 

 represented hunting a hare with a dog on a mountain-side, below which is a tomb. On 

 the second lekythos Is a scene at a tomb, and on the third two female figures. These 

 three lehytlii were found with the preceding No. 3 at Ambelokepos, near Athens. 



5. A terra-cotta female figure seated on a rock, and holding an apple in her left hand. 

 From Tanagra. 



6. A terra-cotta female figure standing and holding a fan In her right hand. From 

 Tanagra. 



7. A bronze relief representing Ulysses advancing to the left and armed with a spear. 

 From Lysimachia (Hexamila), in the Thracian Chersonese. 



8. A sard intaglio In a gold setting, with the design of an Amazon on horseback fight- 

 ing with a Greek warrior. 



9. A sard Intaglio with the design of a warrior. 



10. Two amulets of green jasper and one of steatite. From Crete. 



11. A gold earring in the form of a Cretan goat. From Crete. 



12. A small bronze female figure running. From Prezend, in Albania. 



13. A bronze mouse holding a mask of Seilenos before its face. From Koniah 

 (Iconlum) In Asia Minor. 



14. A bronze weight, with representation of Cybele riding on a lion, as on the coins of 

 Hieropolis in Syria. Weight, 53*913 grammes. 



15. A leaden weight of Antloch in Syria; inscribed ANT]IOXEIO[N — T]ETAPTO[N 

 with the symbol of an anchor. A bronze weight with similar inscription In the 



BIbliotheque nationale at Paris, is published in the ' Corpus Inscriptionum Grsecarum,' 

 No. 8,532. V/eIght,l09-965 grammes. 



16. A leaden Aveight, Inscribed A H, with the symbol of a goat, and attributed to 

 iEgospotamos. Weight, 51 '062 grammes. 



17. A sard Intaglio ; Venus (?) holding a bull's head and Capricorn. 



18. A sard intaglio : a female figure seated and holding an oinoch 

 alks of wheat ; above, an eagle reaching a wreath towards her. 



1 9. A bronze vase in the form of a bust of Antinous. From Egypt. 



20. A gold 



