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from Prince L. Miirat's collection ; presented by Miss Sloane 

 Stanley. 



(b.) Brahminism. — A stone carving with male deity holding 

 a bow ; presented by Sir A. Wollaston Franks, K.C.B. 



(c.) Buddhism. — Two rectangular sculptured blocks from 

 the ruins of Bairant, near Benares ; presented by H. 0. 

 Carlyle, Esq., by desire of the late Archibald C. Carlyle, Esq. 



A Jain figure of white marble, with dedicatory inscription, 

 dated Samwat, 1709 = A. D. 1652; dug up at Bijapur, and 

 presented by J. F. Fleet, Esq., c.i.e. 



(d.) Taouism. — A carved and gilt wooden tablet with 

 mythical figures and inscriptions from Pekin ; presented by 

 Sir A. Wollaston Franks, k.c.b. 



(7.) Oriental and Ethnographical : — 



A remarkable silver dish, probably of Indian work of the 

 earlier centuries of the Christian era, with repousse figure 

 of the Indian Dionysos. Found in a mound at Tonk, 

 Dehra Ismail Khan, Panjab. Described and figured in 

 " Archseologia," vol. 55. Presented by M. Longworth 

 Dames, Esq. 



A gilt copper vessel of unusual form, perhaps Persian of 

 the 16th century ; from the collection of the late Mr. Consul 

 Wrench. 



A bronze stand for a tray with elaborate engraved designs, 

 bearing the titles of En Nasiri ibn Kalaun, Sultan of Egypt, 

 who died in 1341. 



Portion of an ancient ivory board for the game of mancala, 

 from Ceylon ; presented by Sir A. Wollaston Franks, k.c.b. 



Silver box for suspension round the neck containing a ball 

 of wax ; from Southern India, used by the Lingaet sect. 



Various charms and pendant ornaments from China ; 

 presented by Vyvyan Dent, Esq. 



Four libation cups of rhinoceros horn, one of them inlaid 

 with jade and silver, old Chinese ; and a jacket covered with 

 feathers, and said to have belonged to the famous Shogun of 

 Japan, Taiko Hideyoshi ; presented by Sir A. Wollaston 

 Franks, k.c.b. 



A carrying basket from Assam ; presented by James 

 Allen, Esq. A number of arrows and a trap for animals, 

 from Northern India ; presented by Lady Frere. 



An important series of wooden carvings and figures from 

 the Nicobar Islands ; presented by Colonel R. C. Temple, 



C.I.E. 



Africa. — Two pierced stones from Lake Tanganyika ; 

 presented by Alfred Sharpe, Esq., H.M. Consul, British 

 Central Africa. 



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A number of objects from Nyassaland ; presented by Sir 

 . H. Johnston, k.c.b. A skin "bag containing blacksmith's 



