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BRITISH ANTIQUITIES. 
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probably Tiberius, receiving a victorious general, probably Germanicus. 
Found at Mayence, 1848. Presented hy the late Felix Slade, Esq. 
Table Case C contains two Archaic figures of horsemen, embossed 
in silver, found at Perugia; a disk with an engraving of an athlete 
with the halteres, on reverse, an athlete throwing a spear, from 
Sicily ; a hare inscribed with a dedication to Apollo ; a bronze 
plate from Elis inscribed with a treaty ; two decrees of the people 
of Corcyra (Corfu); dikast's tickets from Athens, and a tablet with 
Oscan inscriptions on both sides, found at Agnone, near Bovianum. 
On Table Cases A, C, D, and F, are arranged, Etruscan mirrors, 
on which various mythological subjects are engraved. Case A contains 
armlets, fibula, and various personal ornaments and trappings. 
Case F, locks, keys, and a variety of small implements. 
In the circular Case G is a silver bucket, on which is a frieze, in 
relief, representing the four Seasons. Found near Vienne, in 
France. (Annali of the Koman Institute, 1852. Tav. d'Agg., L.) 
The circular case H contains specimens of bronze armour, among 
which may be noticed the cuirass from the Temple Collection. 
In the circular case I are (I) a lehes, the cover of which is surmounted 
by a figure of Aphrodite-Persephone, round whom are figures on 
horseback and Sirens ; (2) a small figure of Aphrodite-Persephone, 
remarkable for beauty and preservation. In the eyes are set diamonds. 
From Verona. Castellani. (3) Athene Promachos, from Athens. 
Castellani. (4) A mirror, the handle formed by a figure of Aphrodite- 
Persephone. From Greece. Castellani. 
Table Case K contains a cista, the body of which has been partly 
formed of leather. On the cover is incised a battle scene ; the handle 
is formed by two warriors carrying the dead body of a third warrior. 
C. T. NEWTON. 
BRITISH AND MEDIEVAL EOOM. 
This room contains three collections : — the British, consisting 
of Antiquities found in Great Britain and Ireland, extending 
from the earliest periods to the Norman Conquest, the Early 
-Christian, and the Medieval, comprising all remains of the 
J\liddle Ages, both English and Foreign. 
BRITISH COLLECTION. 
This Collection is arranged, as far as possible, in chronolo- 
gical order, as follows : — . / 
Cases 1-42. British Antiquities, anterior to the Romans. 
Cases 43-75. Roman Antiquities found in Britain. 
Cases 76-96. Anglo-Saxon Antiquities. 
