^S ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSf.UM. 



IX.— 1. Bronze bezel of ring : lion attacking a deer. 



2. Silver bezel of ring : nude female figure. 



3. Five intaglios. 



X.--1. Alabaster statuette of Apollo of an archaic type. Frum NauJcratis. 

 2. Five fi-agmonts of Greek inscriptions. From the Faijoum. 



XI. Bronze mirror-case, Etruscan, with relief of youthful Dionysos, winged, offering 

 wine from a phialt to a panther. 



XII. — 1. Etruscan bronze mirror with bone handle. Incised design of Athene hold- 

 ing up the head of Medusa, which is reflected in a pool at her feet, in the presence of 

 Perseus and Hermes. [Classical Review, 1888, p. 329.] 



2. Archaic bronze disk with perforated patterns. Found in the Lugo di Fuci.no. 



XIII. Plasma intaglio with the contest between Herakles and A.chelous,in tbe presence 

 of Deiaiieira. Cut scarab. [King, Antique Gems and Rings, II., pi. 34, fig. 3.] 



XIV. Onyx cameo : a bust of Caracalla. Found between Verona and i he Po. 



XV. Bronze mirror -case. On the outside is attached a relief representing apparently 

 Eros assisting Phajdra to unveil herself, to the horror of one of her attendants. [Cf. 

 Euripides, Hippohjtus, 352.] On the inside is an incised design of a nymph seated on a 

 bench, and playing with Pan at a game resembling the Italian morra, or perhaps with 

 astragali. An Eros stands near the nymph, and a swan suggests the vicinity of a foun- 

 tain. The design is of very great beauty, and belongs to a class of which few sijecimens 

 are known, irom Corinth. 



XVI. Marble bust of Tiberius. From Rmne. 



XVII. Twenty-one antique moulds for terracottas. From Tarentum. 



XVIII. — 1. Lead gland, with a winged thunderbolt and inscription TtilAOY. From 

 Marathon. 



2. Eight lead aland 



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A. S. Murray, 



DepartiHent of British and Medieval Antiquities and Ethnography. 



I. — Arrangement. 



Prehistoric Saloon. Considerable progress has been made in this room. The arrange- 

 ment of the wall-cases 1 to 50 has been completed, including the later Stone and Bronze 

 Ages of this country ant) abroad; and the more recent acquisitions of the Greenwell 

 Collection, which have been arranged in the order of the excavations. The two project- 

 ing cases in the outer portion of the Saloon have been altered to receive East Indian 

 antiquities, and tablets for mounting have been made to fit the lower portions. 



The arrangement of tbe table-cases is approaching completion ; the whole of them 

 have been lined with flock paper, the specimens arranged in them, and the labelling is in 

 progress. Owing to the great number of specimens to be dealt with, the arrangement 

 has been a tedious operation ; but as it will be difficult to shut off any part of the Saloon, 

 it is considered best to complete the labelling and other details of arrangement before the 

 room is finally opened to the public. 



Eighty seven mounting boards have been covered with paper, and 2,355 specimens 

 mounted. 



Kineteen plinths have been made for British urns, and 10 plinths for ancient Indian 

 urns, and a considerable number of the latter have been repaired. 



Mediaval Room. The extensive collection of clocks, watches, sun-dials, chamberlains'^ 



keys, and Papal rings, bequeathed by the late Mr. Octavius Morgan, has been arranged. 



A table-case has been refitted, and lined with velvet to receive the collection of watches 



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