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3. Bronze bezel of ring with intaglio of male head to left. From Beyrout. 



4. Marble bust of Diana. From the Fayoum. 



5. Seven sniall intaglios and one cameo. 



6. Two lead plummets. 



Presented by the Rev. Greville J. Chester. 



VIII. A series of antiquities excavated by Mr. W. M. Flinders Petrie, in the Fayoum, 

 including — 



1. Six late Greek inscriptions, chiefly sepulchral. 



1. Fragments of wooden tablets, prepared with wax, and partly inscribed with, late 

 Greek characters, 



3. Terracotta vase for holding the mixture of honey, water, and milk that was offered 

 to a tame crocodile (Strabo, p. 812). Inscribed 'Upov SovxCou). [Classical Ileview, 

 1888, p. 297.] 



4. Twenty-one terracotta vases or fragments of vases of Ptolemaic arid Roman 

 periods. 



5. Fragment of blue and purple glazed ware. 



6. Figure of Eros in lead. 



Presented by Jesse Huworth, Esq. 



IX. A series of antiquities excavated by Mr. W. M. Flinders Petrie, in the Fayoum, 

 including — 



1. A mummy with the face covered by the portrait of a girl painted on a wooden panel, 

 apparently in an encaustic process. Late Roman period. 



2. Three limestone fragments, with late Greek inscriptions, and one late Romun female 

 portrait-head in linicstone. 



3. Wooden tablet, with a late Greek dedication by one Diogenes, in honour of Nablas 

 of Arsinoe. 



4. Piece of linen, with inscription, in memory of one Diogenes, an 7]7r/(r>jc- 



5. Six terracotta saucers, each containing a pigment of different colour. 



6. Fragments of painted pottery of a very late period. 



Presented by H. Mavtyn Kennard, Esq. 



X. A series of objects found during the recent excavations in Cyprus: — ■ 



1. Marble head of a boy, probably Eros. [Journal of Hellenic Studies, IX., pi. X.] 



2. Gold pin, 7 inches long, with head in the form of a Corinthian capital, richly 

 adorned. Above the Ciipiial is a large freshwater pearl, set in gold, and above this is a 

 second pearl. The j)in is inscribed with a dedication to Aphrodite of Paphos by one 

 Euboul^. [Journal of Hellenic Studies, IX., pi. XL] 



3. Fragments of a red-figured rhyton, with scenes arranged in two bands. Below, a 

 scene from the hunt of the Calydonian boar; above, the making of Pandora. [Journal 

 of Hellenic Studies, IX. p. 221, figs. 1-3]. 



4. Marble slab of an altar, with Greek dedication. 



5. Part of a marble slab, with a letter from King Autiochus. [Classical Review, 1888, 

 p. 330. Journal of Hellenic Studies, IX., p. 230.] 



6. Part of a marble stele, with list of persons announced as contributors to the Elffio- 

 chiistion. [Journal of Hellenic Studies, IX., p. 231.] 



The above, Nos. 1-6, were obtained on the site of the temple of Aphrodite at Paphos. 



1. Fragment of a Panathenaic vase. [Journal of Hellenic Studies, IX. p. 222, fig. 4.] 



8. Two (iryballl of red ware. 



9. Cup of green glazed ware with yellow interior, and a few small objects. 



Presented by the Committee of the Cyprus Exploration Fund. 



XL— 1. Two 



