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Excavations have been carried on, with means placed at 

 the disposal of the Trustees by the bequest of Miss Emma T. 

 Turner, at Enkomi, neai" Salamis. in Cyprus, on the site of a 

 cemetery of the Mycenaean period. The antiquities discovered 

 are both numerous and important, including a large propor- 

 tion of gold ornaments. The operations of this year have 

 exhausted the Turner bequest. The sum of 2,000/., so generously 

 bequeathed by Miss Turner, has enabled the Trustees to 

 undertake, since 1893, three successful excavations in Cyprus, 

 viz., at Amathus, at Curium, and at Enkomi, with the result 

 that the Museum collections have been enriched by mo.st 

 valuable and interesting remains, largely illustrating the 

 history of the art of the early inhabitants of the island. A 

 catalogue of the antiquities thus discovered is being prepared, 

 and will be published without delay. 



Among the more important purchases attention may be 

 drawn to the following : — A series of Egyptian sculptures of 

 extreme antiquity, dating back to about 3700 B.C. ; two bronze 

 tablets inscribed with archaic Greek inscriptions in the 

 Locrian dialect ; a remarkable sarcophagus of terra -cotta, 

 painted with battle scenes, &c., from Clazomenae, in Ionia, 

 of the sixth century B.C. ; a large selection of Greek, Roman, 

 and English coins, acquired at the sales of the Montagu and 

 Bunbury collections ; a MS. copy of the Gospels, called " The 

 Gospels of St. Grim bald," written and ornamented early in the 

 eleventh century in the Monastery of Newminster at Win- 

 chester ; a portion of the original letters of the Family of 

 Paston ; the literary correspondence and papers of the his- 

 torian Edward Gibbon, whose autobiography and journals 

 were purchased in 1895 ; the military correspondence of 

 General Viscount Hill, chiefly during the Peninsular War, 

 including a large number of despatches and letters of the 

 Duke of Wellington ; a drawing by Michelangelo Buonarroti, 

 one of the finest extant works of the master. 



Gifts of Museum publications, including reproductions of 

 prints and drawings by old masters, and electrotypes of British 

 historical medals, have been made to Free Public Libraries, 

 Local Museums, and Art Schools throughout the United 

 Kingdom. 



The following are the publications issued by the Depart- 

 ments at Bloomsbury during the year : — 



Continuation of the General Catalogue of the Library, 

 quarto, 21 parts, viz. : — Home; Savoja-Schaferey ; Schaff- 

 Schillemans; Schiller-Schmick ; Schoene-Schriverius ; Schro- 

 benhausen-Schurzmann ; Schuselka-Scotius ; Scotland Yard- 

 Scupoli ; Scurati-Selector ; Selein-Sermini ; Sermo-Shake- 

 speare (John) ; Shakhmatny-Sherly ; Sherman-Sigonio ; 

 Sigonius - Singing Master ; Singlande - Smital ; Smith ; 

 Smithseus-Solidus ; Solie-Soubry ; Soucaille-Spanish Wool- 

 clothiers ; Spanker-Spjtek ; Statesman-Stephany ; and two 

 excerpts, "Rome-Church of-Popes " and "Scott, Sir Walter." 



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