The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-08-24
British Museum Acquires Collec.
ton Of Roman Remains Found
In Buckinghamshire.

London.-The trustees OF the Brit
lsh museum at a meeting approved
the acquisition Of number OF valu-
able and interesting specimens Of
glass and pottery, medals and
plaquettes, some Of which were gifts
to the museum and others purchases
recently made.
Prominent among these additions is
the collection of Roman glass, pottery
and other objects discovered In Janu-
airy In the parish OF Radnage in Buck
lnghamshire This Is the generous gift
of Mr.. w. Gordon Ross, the owner OF
the property In which the discovery
was made. II was fully described In
q lecture by Mr.. Clement o. Skilbeck,
local secretary for Buckinghamsnire
Of the Society Of Antiquaries OF Lon
don, at a meeting Of that society.
Perhaps the finest piece Of this col
lection is shallow glass bowl,
superb example Of what Is commonly
known as "pillar nodded" The color
ls rich blue vartegated with white
ornhmentation. II is the only perfect
example Of this kind of bowl known
TO have been found In this country,
although fragments have occurred.
This is the sumptuous kind of glass
which some have thought represents
the "Murrhine' glass mentioned by
Plfhy. II was probably made in Alex
andria or perhaps in Rome.
Ancient PIaquettes.
The museum has also acquired
number of Renaissance plaquettes
from the recent Rosenheim sale. All
OF these are rare types or examples.
and one or two unique. One specimen.
which represents Bellerophon, Is at
tributrd to Francesca di Giorgio (early
Sixteenth century,; another, per-
soni1cation of music, is from north
Italy (about A. d. 1900 third, rep
resenting the Antinous of the Belve-
dere-the statue discovered In 1913
was executed shortly after (about
l5S0). These three, all made of
bronze are the gift of Sir Hercules
Read.
The purchases include four German
plaquettes of rare kind, with fig
ures of the virtues Nuremberg, 1851,
IN example Of exceptional size, "The
Alteration OF the Magl," dated 1851.
probably by a Spanish artist after
ParmiHanino; another signed by
'Caraglio; and another with a Madon-
IA and Saints, Paduan, under the In
nuence Of Mantegna, and another
Paduan plaquette with satyr and
nymph Fifteenth century,. All the
above are additions to the depart
mont of British and medieval an
hquities.
The department of ceramics has
acquired from the Rosenheim collec-
Hon about forty-three pieces, includ-
hg several very important examples
n Continental faience. Among these
Q fine Berlin dish, Is inches In
diameter. dated 1708. painted in blue
b Chinese style; another piece is a
tureen of Hochst faience. There are
several examples of Strasburg faience,
. very rare Ansbach plate enameled
h eolors In the Chinese famille yerte
style, and very interesting jug and
eover painted with children In pink,
made at Sceaux Penthievre, France.
Coins and Medals.
In the department of coins and
medals the medals acquired by pur-
shase from the Rosenheim collection
number 14S pieces. Among the more
Interesting are:
A fine specimen of the rare medal
u Ercole I. d'Este, duke of Ferrara,
uened by Lodovico Corradlnl of Mo-
aena, and dated 1472. On the reverse
b Hercules, with three pillars Tin
Stead Of the traditional two). Pur-
snased with the assistance of MIR. w.
q. Woodward. A powerful portrait