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Students. 



Students from the Municipal School of Art have 

 made drawings of various objects in the cases in the 

 Central Hall, lent by the Board of Education, also of 

 the armour, etc. 



Picture Postcards. 



This year a series of picture postcards of the 

 building and some of the permanent pictures has been 

 published by the Committee. The cards, which are 

 direct photographs, are sold exclusively in the Art 

 Gallery at twopence each, or in sets of seven at a 

 shilling. 



That they are appreciated is evidenced by the fact 

 that already 1,696 have been sold since they were issued 

 four months ago. 



Unmounted photographs of other permanent 

 pictures have also been taken and are sold at the 

 catalogue counter. 



MUSEUM OF ANTIQUITIES. 



Since the last Report was published, the arrange- 

 ment and labelling of objects in the Museum Rooms 

 has been largely proceeded with. 



The cases now present a very attractive appearance, 

 owing to the increasing uniformity of the general labels, 

 and the systematic mounting of the smaller objects on 

 covered wooden blocks prepared for that purpose. 



Room No. I. 

 Egyptian Antiquities. 



A very interesting series of " soul-houses," pottery 

 models of houses placed in graves for the accommodation 

 of the souls of the deceased, lately found at Rifeh, in 



