40 ACCOUNTS, kc, OF THE BRITISH MUSEtTM. 



Hebrew and Phoenician : — 



Twenty-three terra-cotta bowls with Hebrew and other inscriptions. 

 Seven inscribed Pha^nician stones from Carthage. 

 A pair of Phoenician sandals from Thebes. 



III. — Presents. 



Four liandred and fifty-three objects have been presented to this Department, of which 

 the following are the most important : — 



1. Two rough hewn stone sepulchral tablets, with inscriptions in the Hebrew square 

 character. 



Presented hy Thomas Holdsworlh Newma')i, Esq. 



II. — 1. Phoenician vase. 



2. Several fragments of pottery. 



3. Terra-cotta bottle, with raised figure of the Coptic Saint Mari Mina. 



4. Crystal with monogram ^.gnostic ?) 



5. Three necklaces. 



6. Bronze lamp and plates with figures of bulls and eyes. 



7. Green porcelain plaque, fruit, cylinder, figure, and scarab, &c. 



8. Terra-cotta lamp, model of house, human heads, seeds of various plants, pieces of 

 linen, Stc. 



9. Small collection of Phoenician objects, consisting of terra-cotta lamj), chalcedony cone, 

 silver ring, fire altar, doul)le-headed porcelain figure, coral head of Baal, turquoise scara- 

 baeus, leather and bead ring, granite hawk, necklace of gilt terra-cotta beads, shell and 

 stone objects (supposed weights) from Tart us and Jerusalem, respectively, red terra-cotta 

 house, &c., &c. 



10. Collection of Coptic crosses in bronze, glass, and wood ; bronze rings, chain, bells, 

 pins, &c. ; steatite stamp for eucharistic bread, ivory plaques, &c. From Thebes, As- 

 wan, and Abu Sir, near Sakkara. 



11. Part of the stone lintel of a tomb of Ka-Nefer, 6th dynasty. 



12. Terra-cotta lamii. 



Presented hy the Rev. Greville J. Chester, B.A. 



III. Five pieces of calcareous stone containing Coptic inscriptions. Presented by Henry 



Wallis, Esq. 



IV. — 1. Green glazed porcelain ushahti, figure of Hat- shop- su, BC. 1660. 



2. Blue-glazed porcelain pendant with seven crocodiles. 



3. Carved and inlaid top of box, with cartouches and royal figures. 



Presented hy T. IV. U. Robinson, Esq. 



V. Silver pendent : Sechct. Presented by Lawrence Oliphant, Esq. 



VI. Seven pieces of Coptic embroidered silk, linen, &c. Presented by the Rev. W. 

 Macgregor. 



VII. Conies of 11 Himyaritic inscriptions. Presented by Colonel Gossett. 



VIII. — 1. A collection of fragments of pottery from Thebes, Elephantine, El-Kharageh, 

 &c. 



2. Fragments of embroidered linen and needlework, mud-bricks, painted vases, &c. 

 Presented by Walter Myers, Esq., F.S.A. 



IX. A large collection of Epryptiaji antiquities, consisting of pottery, scarabfei, terra- 

 cotta figures, and small objects in gold, silver, and bronze, from Nebesheh. 



Presented by the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund. 



P. le Page Renouf. 



