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There has also been an increase in the numbers of visits of 

 students to the several Departments, with one trifling 

 exception. 



Presentations of Museum publications, including repro- 

 ductions of prints and drawings by Old Masters and casts of 

 antique gems, have been made to Free Public Libraries, 

 Local Museums, and Art Schools throughout the United 

 Kingdom. 



The excavations undertaken on the site of Amathus in 

 Cyprus with means placed at the disposal of the Trustees 

 by the bequest of the late Miss Emma T. Turner, resulted 

 in the discovery of many rare and interesting antiquities, 

 including sepulchral stelae of an unusual character, vases, 

 and terra-cottas, glass, engraved gems, and jewellery of good 

 workmanship. Excavations are now in progress on the 

 ancient site of Curium. 



Among the principal donations of the year are the 

 following : — 



From the Egypt Exploration Fund, scenes painted on lime- 

 stone from the walls of tombs of the twelfth dynasty at 

 El-bersheh in Upper Egypt ; and a fine bronze statuette of 

 the goddess Bast. 



From Lieutenant-Colonel Allan Cunningham, R.E., and 

 the other heirs of the late Major-General Sir Alexander 

 Cunningham, R.E., K.c.i.E., a very extensive and valuable 

 collection of Hindu coins, formed by Sir Alexander 

 Cunningham. 



From Sir A. Wollaston Franks, k.c.b., a prayer-book, 

 believed to have belonged to Queen Elizabeth, in a solid 

 binding of gold, of English workmanship, enamelled with 

 Scriptural subjects. 



From His Imperial Majesty the Sultan, a large collection of 

 Turkish books, in general literature, published in Constanti- 

 nople during his reign. 



The following are the publications issued by the Depart- 

 ments at Bloomsbury during the year : — 



Continuation of the General Catalogue of the Library, 

 folio, 22 parts, viz. : — Luther (Martin) ; Peter-Petrucius ; 

 Petrus-Philamundus ; Philana-Phlogos ; Phbbe-Pigmento ; 

 Pigna-Pirchinger ; Pirckheimer-Platnerus ; Plato-Plueer ; 

 Pluemeran-Poland ; Polanen-Popayanez ; Pope-Porthmann ; 

 Porti-Poultry-Yard ; Poumairac-Presomptions ; Press-Prinn ; 

 Prins-Protestants ; Puenjer-Pz ; Q-Qwist ; R-Ragwaldi ; 

 Rahab-Rapp; Rappseus-Reaktion ; Real-Reglin ; Rumarquable- 

 Revoire. 



Catalogue of Accessions to the Library, folio, 26 parts. 



Facsimile of the Papyrus of Ani, the Book of the Dead ; 

 37 plates. Second edition. 



0.97. Catalogue 



