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5560. The skull of a Mussulman, from the province of Delhi, Hindostan. 



This presents the long and narrow type of cranium : the malars are more prominent than 

 in the preceding : the maxilla is slightly produced. 



Presented by Dr. G. M. Paterson. 



5561. The cranium of a Patan Mussulman. 



It is from an insane individual, imprisoned on account of homicide, and confined in the 

 lunatic asylum at Calcutta. The cranium presents the ordinary Hindoo form, being fully 

 orate, broadest at the parietal protuberances, with the occiput moderately broad and high, 

 and the forehead narrow and sloping. The squamosals are slightly convex : the nasals are 

 large and prominent : the malars are moderately prominent : the maxilla is slightly produced. 



The eustachian processes are long and well defined. 



Purchased. 



5562. The cranium of an Arab. 



The frontal region is as low, narrow, and sloping as in the Carib (No. 5403), but the 

 cranium presents the average breadth in the parietal region. The occiput is convex. The 

 frontal sinuses make the glabella prominent. The nasals are long, large, and prominent. The 

 malars are small, not prominent. The upper jaw is a little produced. The mastoids are 

 rather small, but the vaginal processes are strongly developed. 



Mus. Sir A. Cooper, Bart. 



5563. The cranium of an Asiatic Turk. 



It presents the broad, short, and rounded form, which Blumenbach has described, with a 

 narrow, low, receding forehead. But the intermixture of Caucasian blood is, perhaps, shown 

 by the straight prominent nasals, the small malars, and the vertical upper jaw. 



Purchased. 



Egyptian Race. 



5564. The skull of an ancient Egyptian, taken from a Mummy. 



It is small and of delicate structure. The cranium is rather narrow in proportion to its 

 length and is low, the forehead, however, ascending nearly vertically before it bends back into 

 the moderately convex superior surface of the skull. The parietal protuberances are mode- 

 rately developed. The upper half of the occiput narrow and prominent. The frontal suture 

 is retained. The alisphenoid joins the parietal on both sides of the head. The glabella is 

 almost flat, and the prominent nasals are continued from the same line with it. The malars 

 are small and vertical, not laterally prominent ; but the prognathic character is well marked. 

 The chin is narrow, but well produced. The mastoids are small, as are, likewise, the occipital 

 condyles. The teeth are small and have been well worn. The bony palate is unusually deep. 

 With the exception of the malars and nasals, the Ethiopian characters predominate in this 

 skull, which appears to have belonged to a female. 



Presented by C. H. Eogers Harrison, Esq. 



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