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A limestone ossuary and cover, ornamented and inscribed 

 OCTATa)NTOYN€IKANOPOCAA€EANAP€(05:nOJ 

 HZANTOZ TAZ 0YPAS, apparently referring to Nicanor 

 of Alexandria who built the gates of the temple at Jerusalem ; 

 from Ras Abou Kharoub, near Jerusalem ; given by Gray 

 Hill, Esq. 



A silver-gilt tricharion of the Greek church, ornamented 

 with coloured glass pastes and niello. 



(c.) Buddhism. — Eight sculptured fragments from a 

 Buddhist shrine at Hidda, Jelalabad, India. 



(d.) Brahminism. — A number of bronze plates, pendants, 

 and stamps, with sacred figures and emblems, from India ; 

 given by Rev. A. W. Oxford. 



A bronze statuette of the elephant-god Ganesa, from India ; 

 given by W. S. Talbot, Esq. 



(7.) Oriental and Ethnographical : — 



Asia.—Ars. interesting collection of ornaments, clothing, 

 and objects connected with Lamaistic worship ; from the 

 neighbourhood of Urga, Mongolia ; given by C. W. Campbell, 

 Esq., Chinese Consular Service. 



An important series illustrating the ethnography of the 

 Semang and Sakai tribes of the Malay Peninsula, collected 

 by Messrs. Nelson Annandale and H. C. Robinson ; given by 

 the Royal Society. 



A sword {tulwar) with hilt inlaid with gold and turquoise, 

 from India ; bequeathed by the late Francis Brent, Esq., f.s.a. 



A bronze seal, in the form of a finger-ring, with lingam 

 and inscription (" He of the Yoksha family "), Gupta period, 

 about 5th century, a.d. ; given by Col. E. J. Grigg. 



A metal belt of Chinese workmanship, a musical instru- 

 ment of bamboo, and a mat, from Java ; given by Alfred Lea, 

 Esq. 



A dress, ornaments, and charms from Tibet, weapons and 

 ornaments from Sikkim and Nepal ; collected by the Rev. 

 J. W. Innes Wright. 



A series of four narghilis from India, showing the develop- 

 ment of the hookah from the coconut ; collected by A. Inman, 

 Esq. 



A series of seal-matrices of the 17th and 18th centuries, 

 belonging to the Mogul Court at Delhi ; given by W. S. 

 Talbot, Esq. 



A bow from S.E. Asia. 



Africa. — Two ivory figures and a head ornament from the 

 West Coast of Africa ; bequeathed by the late Francis Brent, 

 Esq., F.S.A. 



Two figures, two stands in the form of human heads, and 

 four plaques of cast bronze, from Benin, West Africa ; one of 



