l8 ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Bronze censer, late period from Thebes. 



Linieotone slab, with figure of a queen of the Ptolemaic period. 



Steatite. Fine circular votive patera. 



Several terra-cotta fragments of tiles, with inscriptions in Demotic and Coptic. 



Handle of a terra-cotta lamp, with Marsyas playing the flute. 



Black terra-cotta vase in shape of a horse wearing a saddle cloth. 



Terra-cotta figure of a draped Cynocephalus Ape seated on a chair. 



Terra-cotta figure of Baubo seated on a pig. 



Terra-cotta figure of a draped priest holding figure of the god Canopus. This and 

 the alcove from the Fyoum. 



Blue porcelain bust of Aphrodite aiiadyomene ; from the Fyoum. 



Blue porcelain set of draughtsmen ; from Thebes. 



Model of a patera iu lead, small flower on one side, head of Artemis, surrounded by a 

 frieze of animals. 



Similar model of a bowl or patera of small size, with the head of the Medusa. 



Six thin plates of gold, stamped with emblems of Amset and Kabhsenuf genii of the 

 Amenti emblems of stability, and tie ; from Sakkharah. 



Two gold penannular rings ; from Thebes. 



Marble fragment of the right side of a face, of Greek workmanship ; from Alexandria. 



Porcelain end of counterpoise of a collar, with name of Apries or Hophra of the 26th 

 dynasty. 



Green porcelain model of handle of a sistrum, with name and titles of Amasis II., of 

 the 26th dynasty. 



Green porcelain pyramidal cover of box, surmounted by a scarabasus. 



"White porcelain sepulchral figure, inlaid, of a person named Raemhib. 



Porcelain pendant ; from a mummy, with Demotic inscriptions. 



Green glazed steatite rectangular box for the toilet, with four small square feet. 



Dark steatite upper part of the figure of a female, of fine workmanship. 



Left foot in calcareous stone, inscribed with a canon. 



Green jasper scarab with Phoenician inscription. 



Three fragments of calcareous stone, sculptures, and inscriptions from a tomb at Geezeh, 

 of an early period. 



Thirty-seven small terra-cotta tesserae or tablets, from Palmyra, stamped with different 

 representations of figures of deities and other personages ; among them is one with the 

 name and titles of Ethiopian monarch Tirhaka, about B.C. 690. 



The number of Assyrian and Babylonian tablets, fragments, &c., acquired, amount to 

 about 5,232. 



The following are the most important objects from Assyria: — 



A terra-cotta barrel cylinder of Sennacherib, in perfect condition, containing an account 

 of that king's expedition against Hezekiah, and fixing the date of the expedition at 701 B.C. 



Part of a duplicate of the Assyrian eponym canon, referring to the reigns of Shalmaneser 

 II. and Sargon. 



A fragment of one of the Creation texts which joins, and helps to complete, a tablet 

 already in the collection. 



Several report tablets giving valuable information concerning the language, history, 

 private life, &c., of the lower classes of Assyria. 



Several fragments of bilingual lists and syllabaries, throwing new light on the Assyrian 

 and Akkadian tongues. 



A stone instrument containing an inscription of Budil, King of Assyria, about 

 1350 B. c. 



Short hollow stone column, inscribed with the name of Kimmon-nirari, his father and 

 grandfather. 913 B. c. 



A stone altar dedicated by a son of Assur-nasir-abla to the god Bel for saving the life 

 of his father. 885 E. c. (Nimroud.) 



A copper frying-pan from Kaleh-Shergat. 



A beautifully modelled figure of Assur-bani-abla in combat with a lion, evidently the 

 original design for the sculptured slab in the Assyrian basement room, showing the same 

 subject. 



Of the objects from Babylonia the following are the most important : — 



Bronze figure of Gudea, kneeling on one knee, holding with both hands a cone, inscribed 

 with a dedication to the god Ninsu. Presented by J. Fremlyn Streatfeild, Esq. 



Bronze figure of a queen or goddess. Presented by J. Fremlyn Streatfeild, Esq. 



Alabaster doll, with movable arms, of the Greek period. Presented by J. Fremlyn 

 Streatfeild, Esq. 



Portions of a fine terra-cotta barrel cylinder, containing an account of the taking of 

 Babylon by Cyrus, his genealogy, and entrance into Babylon. 



A valuable fragment of an unbaked clay tablet, containing the history of the 6th, 7th, 

 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th years of Nabonidus. It gives also an account of affairs in Persia 

 for the same period, and mentions Cyrus's triumph over Astyages of Ectabana. The 

 reverse evidently refers to the last year of the reign of Nabonidus. It gives a fairly 

 detailed account of Cyrus's march into Babylonia, the taking of the capital city, Babylon, 

 under Gobryas, the general of Cyrus, and the flight and death of Nabonidus. 



Bricks 



