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Twenty Gnostic gems ; one Egyptian wooden box of carrows, and porcelain head of au 

 Egyptian Goddess. Presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



Seven iron implements from Tlicbes and Ahmim. Fresenled hi/ the Rev. (irevilk 

 J. Chester. 



Metal and plate glass case and stand for exhibiting the following objects : wooden 

 throne inlaid with silver; fragmenc of draught-board inlaid with ivory; ditto, inlaid with 

 porcelain and ivory; nineteen lion-ht-aded chessmen; one ivory ditto; three pawns, 

 wood, ivory and ])orcelain ; two ivory reels; one ivory astragalus ; fragment of wooden 

 cartouche inscribed with names of Hatshepsu, Queen of Egypt ; two porcelain beads ; two 

 fragments of ivory ; one drawing of cartouche. Presenlcdhij Jesse llawortk, E^q. 



One large stone weight. Presented by Major Baynold, 11. e. 



One fragment of stele of Thothmes III.; part of a figure of a royal scribe; large 

 shell from Wady Halfah ; petrified tooth ; sandstone slab containing name uf Tiiothmes 

 III. from Wady Halfoh ; two pieces of fossil wood, from Wady llalfah ; three stelse. 

 Presented by Col. Hailed Smitli. 



Granite stele, two pieces of Coptic stone ornament; stone slab witli name of 

 Diocletian; shell-shaped ornament from roof of temple; stone fragment of aich with 

 Greek inscription. Presented by Captain Handcock. 



Slab with Greek inscription, dated in 5th year of 15th Indiction ; three Kufic grave- 

 stones ; stone slab with representation of Amon ; stone head from Aswan. Pitsentul by 

 Major G. T. Plunkett, R.J3. 



Fragments of Greek and Coptic Papyri. Presented by the Rev. Dr. Lansiny. 



One wooden object from Ahmim ; stone fragment with name of Chut-en-aten; one rope 

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



Roll of inscribed linen. Presented by Henry fVallis, E<q. 



Terra-cotta cone with name of Kameses II. ; two scarabcei (modern imitation) ; one 

 leather frontlet : linen fragment with worked king-fisher; ditto, with design in wool- 

 work ; terra-cotta cone bearing two names ; brick fragment with seal of the maker ; belt, 

 oval clay object ; iron cross; four small tena-cotta heads; one terra-cotta bust; four 

 Gnostic gems; three Coptic ornaments ; tAvo porcelain objects ; wooden hook ; clay bird 

 on spit ; ivory doll ; fragment of coffin ; ivory bust ; jet necklace ; mother of pearl Bes. 

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



Two Gnostic gems. Presented by H. Rider Haggard, Esq. 



A colossal basalt sarcophagus, inscribed with hieroglyphs of Psammetichus ; throne in 

 sandstone from statue of Usertsen I., twelfth dynasty : inscribed group from Tell Basta ; 

 hare in 'green glazed ware from Tell Mokdam ; fragments of statue, clepsydra (part 

 already possessed by Museum), sarcophagus, etc., from Nebesheh and other sites; vases, 

 seal, etc., from IN aucratis Presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund. 



P. le Page Renouf. 



Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities. 

 I. — Arrangement, Cataloguing, 6fc. 



Fifty-three sculptures, one piece of architecture, and two inscriptions have been repnired 

 and mounted.; seventeen stone plinths for shelves have been prepared; eight new moulds 

 have been made from sculptures, and a series of casts from sculptures of tlie Parthenon 

 have been made and sent to Constantinoj^le ; fifty-four vases and a number of fragments 

 of pottery, thirty-three terra-cottas, one silver girdle, seven bronze objects, eighteen iron 

 objects, and one ivory statuette have been cleaned and repaired ; parts of five vases have 

 been moulded; casts have been made from twenty-three ancient moulds for terr;i-c;)ttas ; 

 twelve bronze mirrors, eight fragments of bronze, and eighteen fragments of obsidian have 

 been mounted ; six gems have been mounted on velvet-covered blocks, and one medallion 

 has been framed and glazed. 



In fitting cases with new locks, re-mounting and re-arranging the collections in them, 

 the Third Vase Room has been completed, the Second Vase Room nearly completed, and 

 the First Vase Room a little advanced; three new tablc-casus have been fitted and 

 arranged, one table-case refitted and re-arranged, one case tor gold and silver ornaments 

 fitted and arranged, and four pedestals for vases placed in the First Bronze Houm; the 

 room of Greek and Roman Sepulchral Monuments has been provisionally aiTanged and 

 opened to the public; the arrangement of the mosaics upon the north-west staircase lias 

 been begun. Thirteen hundred and eight gems have been catalogued, eleven hundred 

 slips revised for the press, and progress made in printing the Catalogue and plates; 

 fourteen vases have been catalogued; progress has been made witli the index of subjects 

 on vases; two hundred and seventy-three objects have been registered; four hundred and 

 forty-one descriptive titles have been written and attached to objects; a selection of 

 duplicate vases, and a set of casts from selected gems have been sent on loan to an 

 exhibition at Hawick, and a second set ot casts of gems to Kirkcudbright, accompanied 

 respectively by descriptive lists. Sheets Dd — Gg of Part III. of "'Ancient Greek 

 Inscriptions in the British Museum " have been printed off. 



0.66. E 2 II. Acquisitions. 



