Fig. 6. Fragment of black pipe beads, intermixed with a pattern of white enamel.

Figs. 8 to 15. Eight beads, decidedly some of the Aggry beads so well described by Bowditch, and quoted in the Historical Notices of this work. (See page 10.) These have never been imitated by the Venetians, who mentioned to Mr. Bankes that they were unacquainted with the mode of making them. With some practice they could, not doubt, be successfully imitated.

Figs. 16 to 19. Specimens of ancient glass coins with inscriptions. 17 and 19 are partially opalized by phosphate of lime (bones.) 18. The red is the effect of copper and iron, and the blue, Fig. 16, of iron. (See Klaproth's analysis, page 76.)

Fig. 21. Is a specimen of modern incrusted inscription: the letters are drawn upon a piece of glass with a vitrified black paint, and burnt in: it is introduced while at nearly a red heat, into a glass pocket, as more particularly explained in the third portion of this work, elucidatory of the introduction of cameo figures into Glass. (See page 120.) The following is a copy of the inscription, which was incrusted at the Falcon Glass Works:—