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making fire, consisting of a flint, and j^art of a nodule of jiyrites, both much worn ; 

 pierced stone axes, bronze daggers and knives, awls, an axe, etc. ; the personal ornaments 

 consist of beads of jet and amber, earrings of bronze, and various other objects. 



These furnish very valuable illustrations of the manners, customs, and manufactures of 

 the early Britons, and they more than double the collection of this nature in the Museuno. 



A further portion of Mr. Greenwell's barrow collections, consisting of specimens not 

 found by himself, or not described in " British Barrows," has been acquired by the 

 Trustees of the Christy Collection, and by them presented to the Museum. These 

 include about 50 funereal vessels of jiottery, and the associated relics; among them are 

 specimens from Scotland, a part of the United Kingdom but very scantily represented 

 in the Museum Collection. 



Among the other acquisitions in this section may be mentioned the following: — 



A British food vessel, found in a grave near Alnwick, Northumberland ; presented by 

 Thomas Cook, Esq. A British drinking cup, found by the late Mr. Medhurst near 

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



A flint arrowhead from Scotland, and a " Pict's knife " from Shetland ; a bronze celt 

 from Cornwall, another from Lincolnshire, a bronze spearhead found in Derbyshire, 

 another, part of the remarkable bronze hoard found in Duddingstone Loch, Scotland ; and 

 a curious bronze armlet found near Crawley, Sussex. All bequeathed by Sir Walter 

 C. Trevelyan, Bart. 



A flint arrowhead found near Newark, Notts; presented by Mr. Benjamin Brown. 

 A bronze celt found at Saltwood, Kent ; presented by J. G. Waller, Esq. Eleven bronze 

 celts, fragments of a sword, and some cakes of copper, found together in the parish of 

 Clothall, Herts ; presented by F. T. Fossey, Esq. 



The foreign illustrations of this section include the following: — 



Obsidian flakes from the Island of Capri ; presented by i)r. Ignazio Cerio. A fine 

 diorite celt from .Carnxic, Brittany ; presented by the residuary legatees of Sir Anthony 

 Pauizzi, K.C.B. A bronze chisel from Makaschka, Dalmatia, and handles of vases from 

 Northern Italy; presented by John Evans, Esq., d.C.l., f.R.S. A bronze sword and 

 sheath from Italy ; presented by Major K. Henderson, 60th Rifles. 



(2.) Anglo-Roman. — A pig of lead with the name of C. Julius Protus, found in Hex- 

 grave Park, near Mansfield, Notts. 



A bronze group representing a Roman ploughing, found at Piercebridge, county 

 Durham ; a statuette in bronze, of Jupiter, found at Denver, Norfolk ; a slab of Kim- 

 meridge shale and two specimens of pottery from Radijjole, near Weymouth ; pi'esented 

 by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



Roman shoes found at Whitby, near Alston, Northumberland ; bequeathed by Sir 

 Walter, C. Trevelyan, Bart. 



Pottery, some of it with vitreous glaze, and two remarkable slabs of Kimmeridge shale, 

 part of the large series of Roman remains excavated by the late Mr. Medhurst on Jordan 

 Hill, near Weymouth. 



(3.) Anglo-Saxon, British Mediaeval, S^-c. — Collection of personal ornaments and 

 weapons, including three gold pendants, amethyst necklace, and a fine circular brooch set 

 with garnets ; excavated by the late Lord Londesborough in the Anglo-Saxon cemeteries 

 at Breach Down and Wingham, Kent. See ArchaBologia, Vol. XXX. 



A gold coin of the Emjjeror Valentinian, mounted in gold, as a pendant, with garnets, 

 by the Anglo-Saxons, found in Staffordshire. A circular brooch with filigree gold, 

 garnets and shell, and some ametliyst beads, found at Dover. 



Two Lite Saxon pendants found at Stratton, near Cirencester ; presented by Professor 

 A. H. Church. A cinerary urn found in a Saxon cemetery, near Peterborough ; pre- 

 sented by J. Park Harrison, Esq. 



A very early draughtsman found at Rug, Corwen, Merionethshire; presented by the 

 Hon. Charles H. Wynn. A draughtsman of the 12th century, with a lion in relief, found 

 at Salisbury ; presented by J. E. Nightingale, Esq., F.S.A. Two bone carvings from 

 Ireland ; presented by William Edkins. Esq. 



An alabaster bas-relief of the 14th century, and three wooden carvings, viz. : — Portrait 

 of Oliver Cromwell, Royal arms, and design for the Great Seal of George II. ; presented 

 by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



A chalice and paten, of English workmanship, and of early date ; presented by the Vicar 

 and Churchwardens of Berwick St. James, Wilts. 



A gold sergeant's ring, early IGth century, found in the river Dove at Tutbury, Staf- 

 fordshire; presented by R. Burch, Esq. A mourning ring for the great Lord Nelson; 

 presented by Rev. W. P. Haslewood. 



(4.) Earl?/ Christian, Byzantine, Foreign Mediaeval, Sfc. — A remarkable ivory box of 

 the 6th century, carved with the acts of St. Menas of Alexandria ; engraved in Archaeo- 

 logia. Vol. XLIV., p. 321. A fine bronze lamp with the Christian monogram, from the 

 Londesborough Collection. An intaglio in crystal, Coptic crosses, lamps, moulds, 

 weights, &c., from Egypt. 



German portable altar, encased in silver gilt and engraved, 13th century ; 57 matrices 

 of seals chiefly found in the Seine at Paris ; thirteen ivory medallions with portraits, and 

 two engraved panels of ivory ; Spanish medallion of copper gilt representing St. Dominic ; 



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