24 APRIL 1909, Page 14

Catalogue of the Roman Pottery in the British Museum. By

H. B. Walters, M.A. (British Museum. ..Q2 net.)—Mr. Walters's introduction supplies a history of the collections. Here the name of Roach Smith (1807-1890) is conspicuous. His collection was purchased in 1856. It is a notable fact, as bearing directly on the history of the Roman occupation, that almost all his finds wore made within the bounds of the City of London. But the Museum collections include discoveries made over a very large field,—over the whole, or nearly the whole, of the Roman Empire. The volume is amply illustrated, frequently with the use of colour.