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Students. — About 500 visits have been made to the Department 

 by enquirers, and 333 objects have been issued for the use of 

 students. 



II. — Acquisitions. 



A collection of Coptic monuments from the ruins of a church at 

 Edfu and the Monastery of St. Jeremiah, to the south of Cairo : — 



1. A Coptic stele with crosses and pediment in relief. 



2. Coptic sepulchral inscription of Theodore and others. 



3. Decorated stele with panels, arch, &c. 



4. Stele of Theodore, with Greek inscription and Coptic 



decoration. 



5. Stele of the lady Tsamma, with Cross in relief, on which is 



cut the name of Apa Psate. 



6. Memorial stele of Apa Horp, Herem, and others. 



7. Memorial stele of Phoibammon, Apa Serene, and others. 



8. Stele of one John, a monk (?). 



9-13. Five sepulchral stelse, richly decorated with sculptures in 

 relief. 



III. — Presents. 



I. 1-38. Thirty-eight figures of Egyptian gods and sacred 



animals. 

 39-58. Twenty hard stone and porcelain amulets. 

 59, 60. Two plaques of Isis, Horus, and Nephthys. 

 ^1-150. Ninety scarabs, chiefly of the XVIIIth dynasty. 

 151-159. Nine stone scarabs, uninscribed. 

 160-164. Five scarabs in rings. 

 165, 166. Two beads for inlaying ; very fine work. 

 166-170. Five rectangular steatite plaques. 

 171-177. Seven miscellaneous objects. 



178. String of beads. 



179. Necklace of flat circular beads. 



180. Blue glazed ware vase of Rameses III. 



181. Ivory figure for inlaying. 

 182-190. Nine rings and other objects. 

 191-193. Three Gnostic gems. 



Bequeathed hy the late Rev. W. F. Rose, M.A. 



II. A large earthenware Egyptian jar, Graeco-Roman Period. 



Presented by Lady Watson. 



III. Scarab of Rameses II. 



Presented hy Lieut.-Col. E. Mansel Sympson, M.A., M.D., 

 F.S.A. 



E. A. Wallis Budge. 



