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An illustrated catalogue of a portion of the Egyptian collection has 

 been prepared by Mr. Gatty, and printed, which will enable the public 

 to appreciate better this very interesting collection. The illustrations 

 are fi-om wood blocks included in the Mayer collection. 



DONATIONS. 



The following additions have been made during the year : — 



Seventy Roman Coin Moulds in clay, fifteen small Egyptiam Amulets, 

 and forty volumes octavo of the BuUetino and Annali del Instituto dc 

 Corrispondenza Archeologica, Roma, 1829 — 1852 ; presented by Mr. 

 Joseph Mayer, F.S.A. 



Two Bronze Greek Coins ; presented by Mr. Joseph T. Ellerbeck. 



A Native model of a Canoe and Paddles from Vancouver's Island, two 

 small Gilt Wooden Idols from Burmah, and other specimens ; presented 

 by Captain G. P. Lock. 



Three Unique Pottery Jugs, with Dogs, Pheasants, &c., painted by 

 hand at the Herculaneum Pottery early in the present century; 

 presented by Mr. John Rishton Lonsdale. 



Twelve specimens of Ancient Peruvian Pottery and three Musical 

 Instruments from Yokohama and Shanghai ; presented by Messrs. R. 

 J. Ward & Son. 



A Model of the Samuel Plimsoll Lifeboat stationed at Lowestoft ; 



presented by the Executive of the Plimsoll Lifeboat Committee, 



Liverpool. 



PURCHASES. 



Four Carved Ivory and one Japanese Porcelain Figures or Netzkes. 



A Wedgwood Medallion Portrait of Ferdinand, King of Sicily. 



A large Ivory Crucifix, Portuguese Indian Work ; a small Crucifix, 

 probably Italian, 16th century ; a large Figure of Infant Christ ; a small 

 Fif^ure of Infant Christ ; an Ivory Head from a Figure ; a Kneeling 

 Figure of Samuel ; and a Figure of St. Sebastian. 



A collection of twelve specimens of Spanish Glass, Mediaeval and 

 Modern ; and 120 small Egyptian, Etruscan, Greek, and Roman 

 Antiquities. 



Thirty-nine Babylonian Tablets, A\ith Cuneiform Inscriptions of the 

 reigns of Nebuchadnezzar, Darius, Cambyses, Evil Merodach, and other 

 kings. 



