ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. J 7 



Five Egyptian objects have been cleaned. 



Six moulds, and six impressions from stone moulds, have been made. 



7 1 Egyptian figures have been mounted on satinwood or mahogany pedestals. 



Two frames have been made for Egyptian tablets. 



291 Egyptian objects have been catalogued. 



272 descriptive slips have been incorporated with the Egyptian catalogue. 



Several papyri have been cleaned. 



In the Assyrian division : — 



One Assyrian altar has been mounted on a new Portland stone plinth. 



17 small sepulchral Assyrian objects have been mounted. 



212 Assyrian tablets have been repaired, and some of them mounted on new Portland 

 stone plinths. 



One Assyrian cylinder, two Assyrian and two Babylonian bricks, have been repaired. 



Eight Assyrian cylinders have been mounted. 



One Assyrian terra-cotta goat, one tile, and one stone dragon's head have been repaired. 



Portland stone plinths have been prepared for the glazing of the Assyrian sculpture In 

 the KouyuQJik Gallery. 



15 Assyrian gems and three Assyrian objects have been mounted. 



18 impressions of Assyrian cylinders have been made. 



Six moulds of Assyrian terra-cotta tablets have been made, 



17 terra-cotta Assyrian tablets have been preserved from further decay. 



16 plaster casts and one type-cast from Assyrian tablets have been taken. 



18 moulds, 3-i casts, and four type-casts of ornaments to bronze gates from Balawat 

 have been made. 



A cast from mould for making Assyrian earrings has been made. 



Four Assyrian vases have been cleaned. 



An Assyrian iron implement, also portions of bronze gates from Balawat, have been 

 mounted, cleaned, and preserved from further decay. 



A mahogany stand for a cylinder has been made ; also a box for Babylonian inscribed 

 brick. 



65 satin-wood and 12 mahogany pedestals, likewise 72 mahogany tablets, all for 

 mounting objects, have been made. 



Several of the table-cases in the Assyrian transept and In the NImroud and Kouyunjik 

 Galleries have been re-arranged ; these cases have been lined with velvet ; one new lock 

 has been attached, and other locks have been made more secure ; one new large case has 

 been added ; other new table-cases have been placed in the NImroud Gallery. 



Some of the wall-tablets In the Kouyunjik Gallery have been glazed. 



In ihe Assyrian transept three figures and two large heads have been placed under 

 glass shades. 



About 2,000 boxes of Assyrian tab'ets have been labelled. 



One type-cast of a Himyaritic alabaster slab has been made; also casts of two Phoenician 

 inscriptions. 



13 new granite pedestals for mounting objects in the collections have been prepared. 



299 descriptive labels have been prepared. 



A new Guide Book, including complete list of names of Donors since the foundation of 

 the Museum, has been printed. 



2,602 objects have been registered. 



Many copies and Impressions of inscriptions have been taken for students. 



Ti-acings of plans of excavations at Carchemish and other places have been made. 



Four Assyrian objects have been catalogued. 



65 Babylonian tablets have been copied for the Museum, and described. 



II. — Acquisitions. 



The total number of acquisitions, including fragments, amounts to about 5,471. 



Among the most remarkable in the Egyptian were the following: — 



Fragments of calcareous stone sides of a tomb. Inscribed with hieroglyphs and inlaid 

 red material from a tomb beyond the Pyramid at Meidoum. Presented by F. Mac- 

 Cullum, Esq. 



Fragment of Sepulchral vase, sherd, with Coptic inscriptions, and cover of a model 

 sarcophagus. Presented by the Rev. Greville J. Chester. 



Mummy of a dog In Its bandages. Presented by Joseph Hill, Esq. 



Part of a terra-cotta Egyptian cone and pedestal of a statue. Presented by Kev. 

 Canon W. Greenwell. 



Dark stone : Cippus of Horus standing on crocodiles, with inscriptions and figures. 



Bronze blade of hatchet, representing a bull fight. 



Gold circular pendant, representing a bust of Helios, made about the 2nd or 3rd 

 cent., A.D. 



Bronze figure of Ptah. 



Bronze figure of Aphrodite, Greek period, Memphis. 



207 — Sess. 2. C 4 Bronze 



