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47 to 50. Two handles and necks of large amphorse, with potter’s 
mark. The thick stone ware of which they are made has 
appeared everywhere in fragments of large jars and ollse. 
51. Piece of terra cotta, inscribed favsti ’ avgv. 
Nos. 47 to 51 deposited by Mr. E. T. Stevens . 
52. A large number of fragments of Romano-British pottery, in¬ 
cluding a small vessel, some of the pieces have small circular 
holes. Found at Wylye camp in 1863. Deposited by Dr. 
H. P. Blackmore. 
53. Eight pieces of early Romano-British pottery, found at Pitton, 
upon the site of (apparently) a British village. Presented by 
Major Luard. 
54 to 57. Four beads, found in 1853, in an Anglo-Saxon burial- 
ground at Harnham. Deposited by Miss Fawcett. 
These beads are fused with great difficulty when exposed to a 
very strong heat. They seem to differ from Roman beads in 
respect to hardness and freedom from decomposition. 
58. Sundry beads, for comparison, made for and still used in the 
slave trade on the West Coast of Africa. Presented by Mr. 
Levin. 
CASE H H. 
All the objects in this case, not otherwise indicated, are deposited 
by Mr. E. T. Stevens . 
Etruscan and Greek Pottery. 
Within the last forty years excavations in Italy, on various sites 
occupied by early colonists from Greece Proper, have brought to 
light a rich and unlooked-for source of knowledge concerning the 
habits and customs of the ancient Greeks: this is found in the 
pottery of their tombs or rather sepulchral chambers. The quan¬ 
tity, the large size, the beauty of form, the exquisite state of pre¬ 
servation, and, above all, the fine style of art, combined with the 
infinite variety of subject found on these vases have attracted the 
attention of Europe. The British Museum has been permanently 
enriched by these treasures of ancient art, and it is to that source 
where the finer specimens must be sought. 
1 to 7. Seven Greek vases of similar character, with handles, 
black ground with female heads and borders in red. Presented 
by Mr. Mayer , F.S.A., of Liverpool . 
8. Open vase with handles, black ground, floriated border in red. 
9. Flat vase with handles, of fine cream-coloured ware, with black 
borders. 
10 and 11. Small flat vase and cover of Etruscan ware, also a tall 
bottle, having the subject of Theseus and the Minotaur in 
black on a red ground. Presented by Mr . Tiffin. 
