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takotsubo, a vessel used by fishermen in catching cuttle-fish. The 

 name of the fisherman is inscribed on the vessel, " NaJca Ichisuke, 

 of Shohowa Street" (20. 5. 1901. 33); eight Fuchi and Kashira, of 

 the Goto school, a.d. 1440-1512 (20. 5. 1901. 34-37); sixty-four 

 Menuki, or sword ornaments, in various metals, Goto school, a.d. 

 1440-1512 (20. 5. 1901. 38) ; quiver of arrows made of boar's skin, 

 and bound in leather (20. 5. 1901. 39) ; framed series of 48 tablets, 

 illustrative of various lacquer processes (20. 5. 1901. 40) ; framed 

 series of 44 tablets, illustrative of lacquer processes for sword 

 scabbards (20. 5. 1901. 41) ; framed drawings of a robe box of ancient 

 lacquer (20. 5. 1901. 42) ; porcelain incense burner (23. 9. 1901. 13) ; 

 purchased. 



Photograph (23. 12. 1901. 3) of a Sakai slave boy, aged 15 years, 

 from Kelantan, Siam-Malay States: presented by the Director of 

 Science and Art Museums, Edinburgh. 



CAUCASIAN RACE. 



Egypt — 



A selection of Egyptian Antiquities (14. 10. 1901. 1-62), from the 

 excavations at the Royal and other Tombs at Abydos, were received 

 from the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund, as follows : — 

 Clay sealings from pottery jars ; cylinder jars, with name of King 

 Qa : flint arrow-heads ; limestone stelae ; worked flints ; model 

 granaries ; part of a set of model funeral offerings in copper ; beads of 

 amethyst and carnelian ; figure of Osiris; slate palettes, &c, &c. 



A selection of late Egyptian Antiquities (3. 12. 1901. 1-41) of the 

 Greco-Roman Period, found in the Fayum, by Messrs. Hogarth, 

 Grenfell and Hunt, during the winters of 1895-6, 1898-99, 1900-01 ; 

 presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund (Greco-Roman branch). 



Fshabti (20. 5. 1901. 40), Egyptian, XXVIth Dynasty: received 

 from Executors of Mrs. M. A. Maclver. 



Ancient Egyptian necklace (26. 8. 1901. 123) of carnelian and 

 amethyst beads, of the Xllth Dynasty; string of green-glazed 

 cylinder beads (2(1. S. 1901. 124) of the XXIInd Dynasty: uskabti 

 sepulchral figure (26. 8. 1901. 125) of the XXIInd Dynasty ; pre- 

 sented anonymously. 



