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A remarkable series of beads, several with masks, of the 

 Greek period, from the neighbourhood of Olbia, S. Russia. 



Two beads with masks from Saf t el Henna, Goshen, dating 

 from the XXIII. dynasty, about 800 B.C. ; given by the British 

 School of Archaeology in Egypt. 



Marbles and painted fragments of the Roman period from 

 Oxyrhynchus ; given by the Egypt Exploration Fund. 



Portion of bottle of rare quality with gilt decoration, 

 human figures and foliage, made for the Sultan of Egypt, 

 1342-45 ; from Asia Minor, 14th centurj'-. 



Stamp from wine bottle with EM and three tuns, and 

 eight wine bottles of the 18th century ; given by C. R. 

 Jennings, Esq. 



(6.) Collection illustrating various Religions : — 



(a.) Buddhism. — An important series of temple-pictures 

 and ceremonial objects collected during the Tibet expedition ; 

 given by the Government of India. 



Series of temple-pictures from Tibet ; given by Lt.-Col. 

 Waddell, c.b. 



Silk temple-picture, ceremonial vestments of bone worn 

 by dancers, wooden horn, stool of Shigatse work, saddle- 

 mounts, Buddhist figure, and mould for clay figures, collected 

 by Capt. O'Connor in Tibet. 



Seven silk temple-pictures from Tibet. 



A pair of gilt wooden statuettes from Japan ; given by 

 J. Edge-Partington, Esq. 



Brass dorje or sacred thunderbolt from Japan ; given by 

 Mrs. Edge-Partington. 



(b.) Brakminism. — Yoni symbol supported by a tortoise ; 

 given by Robert Day, Esq., f.s.a. 



(7.) Oriental and Ethnographical : — 



Asia. — An extensive and valuable series of weapons, 

 ornaments, and musical instruments from the Semang and 

 Sakai of the Malay Peninsula ; collected and given by Signor 

 B. Cerruti. 



A series of models of reptiles made at Bangkok, Siam ; 

 given by \V. H. Graham, Esq. 



A series of swords from the Philippines and Celebes ; 

 given by Sir Victor Horsley, f.r.s. 



A steel mirror in brass mount from Travancore ; given 

 by Percival Landon, Esq. 



Two folding candlesticks and a netsuke strike-a-light 

 from Japan ; given by Charles Lund, Esq. 



A series of watercolour drawings of pottery figures from 

 Japanese burial-mounds ; given by Neil Gordon Monro, Esq. 



