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Doble patiiotism of our colleagues enable me, I am liappy to state, to 

 fulfill the promise given you at Stockholm, namely, to gather in our 

 National Museum all or nearly all objects scattered over Hungary that 

 might serve to facilitate the study of our bronze age, the most interesting 

 task before us. What I promised two years ago is now an accomplished 

 fact. It is left to you, honored colleagues, to discuss the important 

 question to what people or peoples we are indebted for the objects which 

 characterize so strikingly the development of our country. 



I have prepared a table indicating the number of relics and the ma- 

 terials composing them. Our exposition embraces nearly 31,500 objects, 

 of which 22,000 belong to the museums and private persons of this 

 country, and 9,000 to the National Museum. 



This total comprises — 



Objects of ordinary stone, flint, and obsidian 9, 400 



Objects of polished stone 2, 800 



Objects of stag-horn 5G0 



Objects of bone 1, GOO 



Objects of clay 3, 300 



Objects of copper . . 190 



Objects of bronze , 7, 630 



Weapons 1, 170 



Trinkets and objects of gold and silver , 1, 800 



From the composition of this table, and its incompleteness, it may be 

 inferred that there are yet great gaps, and that the necessary minuteness 

 is still wanting. Finally we shall obtain definite results, and the science 

 will be cultivated among us as in other countries of Europe. In fact, 

 we have had no time for preparing ourselves as thoroughly as we might 

 have wished. Most of the works of our compatriots, written in the 

 Hungarian language, arrived so late that it was not possible to translate 

 them in time to be submitted to the congress; but as you doubtless 

 desire to acquaint yourselves with the character of the studies pursued 

 in our country relative to its antiquities, and as our own interest imposes 

 upon us the duty of giving you full information, we shall present a com- 

 plete resume in our forthcoming report, which will reflect our labors like 

 a true mirror. 

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