20 ACCOUNTS, &€., OF THB BRITISH MUSEUM. 



(1.) British and Pre-historic Antiquities. — A pierced stone hammer Lead, found on the 

 Holyhead mountain, Anglesey; presented by the Hon. W. Owen Stanley, 



Half of a stone mould for casting bronze palstaves, found in the River Bann, Ireland ; 

 presented by Sir Wyville Thomson, f.r.s. 



Two stone balls, with projections on their surface, possibly Late Celtic, and found in 

 Scotland, on the property of the late Mr. Munro, of Novar ; presented by Sir Philip de 

 M. Grey Egerton, Bart., M.P. 



An ancient canoe hollowed out of the trunk of a tree, discovered in the works of the 

 Victoria Docks Extension, near Silvertown ; presented by the Directors of the London 

 and St. Katherine Docks Company. 



A number of gold ornaments, chiefly fragments, and 87 British coins, found from time 

 to time on the seashore of Sussex, the c'oins being duplicates of those acquired for the 

 Department of Coins and Medals ; presented by Henry Willett, Esq., f.g.s. 



A large standing stone, with rudely engraved designs and inscriptions in the Ogham 

 and Roman chaiacters, found, in 1876, on the farm of Pantycadno, parish of Defynnock, 

 Co. Brecon. 



The foreign illustrations of this section include the following : — 



A series of rude flint flakes and implements found on the site of an " atelier," of such 

 objects at Giroles, Canton de Ferrieres (Loirst), France ; presented by Baron de Girardot, 

 of Ferrieres-en-Gatinois. 



A socket celt made of iron, an object of some rarity, found in the Seine, Paris; pre- 

 sented by John Evans, Esq., Treas. R.S., f.s.a. 



(2.) Anglo-Roman. — A remarkable bronze helmet of unusual form, discovered in a 

 crushed state in an ancient watercoui'se, on an estate of the donor, in the parish of 

 Guisborough, Yorkshire ; presented by Frederick B. Greenwood, Esq. A Roman 

 finger-ring found on the downs at Winterbourne Bassett, Wilts ; presented by Rev. 

 Henry Harris. 



(3.) Anglo-Saxon, British Mediczval, &;c. — An Anglo-Saxon bronze box, found in 

 Yorkshire ; presented by Rev. W. Greenwell, f.r.s. 



Tavo embossed brooches, with heads and inscriptions copied from coins, and which have 

 been interpreted to represent King Egbert ; found at Boulogne. 



Leaden wrapper, in which coins of William the Conqueror and William Rufus were 

 found enclosed, at Tarn worth, Warwickshire, in 1877 ; presented by Rev. Brooke 

 Lambert. 



Silver Seal of William de London, found in Ireland, and three ancient watches ; pre- 

 sented by A. W. Franks, Esq. A secretum of silver, probably English ; presented by 

 the late John Henderson, Esq. 



(4.) Early Christian, Byzantine, Foreign MedicBval, Sfc. — An Early Christian ivory 

 medallion, representing an angel, found at Gaza, in Syria ; presented by A. W. Franks, 

 Esq. 



Three early Christian lamps, and two flasks with representations of St. Menas, from 

 Egypt. 



A collection of silver ornaments discovered at Bielowodok, in the Government of Perm, 

 Russia, consisting of a silver dish, numerous personal ornaments, and some iron objects 

 inlaid in silver. 



Ten panels carved in cedar wood, with sacred subjects and ornaments in a mixed 

 Byzantine and Saracenic style, from the ancient Coptic Church of Sitt Miriam, or El 

 Moallaka, near Cairo. See Archaeological Journal, XXIX., p. 128. 



Twenty -four matrices of seals, principally Italian. 



Remains of an imperial cap and robe, found at Palermo, in the tomb of the Emperor 

 Hem-y VI., who died a.d. 1197. 



Painted wall-tiles from Italy and Spain ; presented by the Rev. Greville J. Chester. 



Barrel-shaped vessel of early French pottery, found at Glastonbury Abbey. 



(5.) Glass Collection. — A remarkable cup with figures in low relief, found in a grave 

 at Cyzicus, with iron strigils, etc. ; and 32 objects of various dates, found in Egypt. 



Five specimens of glass of the Roman period, found in Egypt ; presented by G. 

 Travers, Esq. Thirty-two glass vessels found in Egypt, two from Cyzicus, and one from 

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



Thirty ancient glass beads of various kinds, found in Germany ; from the collection of 

 the late M. Hugo Garthe, of Cologne. 



Two stamped pieces of glass, apparently Arab weights, found in Egypt ; presented by 

 A. W. Franks, Esq. ; and fragments of Arab glass from the mounds of Fostat, near Cairo ; 

 presented by Rev. Greville J. Chester. 



A very rare vase of French glass, with enamelled decoration, on which is a kneeling 

 figure and the name, Estienne Boselon, supposed to be that of the maker, but more pro- 

 bably of the person for whom It was made. 



Two specimens of Persian glass ; presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. ; and two standing 

 cups of German glass. 



(6.) Ethnographical, — Three ancient Javanese cups of bronze, one of them bearing a 

 date. 



A collection 



