REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 45 



3S.13. Persian, thirteenth century. Rhages (Raiy). A bowl. Soft, sandy, 

 white clay; opaque grayish-white glaze (crazed and clouded). The 

 decoration is painted in polychrome enamels, on both inner and outer 

 surfaces, including a medallion under the foot. An auspicious in- 

 scription executed in kufl script in white reserve on a blue ground. 

 0.086 by 0.205. 



STONE SCULPTURE 



38.11. Egyptian, Old Kingdom, IV-V Dynasty. The head of a young king 

 wearing the crown of Upper Egypt. (The beard and one eye-ball 

 are missing ; one ear is chipped ; the tip of the crown has been 

 broken off and replaced). Diorite. The right eye-ball is made of 

 fine marl, originally held in place by a copper band of which two 

 small fragments (completely oxidized) remain. Height, 0.580. 



Curatorial work during the past year has been devoted to the 

 study of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, East Indian, Egyptian, 

 Arabic, Persian, Aramaic, and Armenian objects of art, including 

 manuscripts, and of the texts, inscriptions, or seals associated with 

 them — and in the preparation of this material for Gallery records. 

 Other things from some of these fields, and also Assyrian, Cretan, 

 Byzantine, and European objects were sent or brought to the Di- 

 rector by their owners for expert opinion as to identity, provenance, 

 age, quality, and so on. In all, 810 objects and 316 photographs of 

 objects were submitted, and written or oral reports were made to 

 the institutions or private owners who asked for this service. Writ- 

 ten translations of 20 inscriptions in Oriental languages also were 

 made upon request. 



Changes in exhibition have involved a total of 75 objects, as 

 follows : 



Arabic and Persian calligraphy 20 



Persian painting 18 



Chinese bronze 14 



Chinese gold 1 



Chinese gold and iron 2 



Chinese painting 5 



Chinese porcelain 6 



Chinese pottery 9 



ATTENDANCE 



The Gallery has been open to the public every day from 9 until 

 4 : 30 o'clock, with the exception of Mondays, Christmas Day, and 

 New Year's Day. 



The total attendance of visitors coming in at the main entrance 

 was 120,241. One hundred eighty-six other visitors on Mondays 

 makes the grand total 120,427. The total attendance for week-days, 

 exclusive of Mondays, was 86,652; Sundays, 33,589. The average 

 week-day attendance was 279; the average Sunday attendance, 646. 



