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Contents. 
Collection of Gold Ornaments and Gems (Ornaments from Babylonia, 
Egypt, Etruria, Greece, Rome, Palestine, Sardinia, and Sicily — Etruscan, 
Greek, and Roman Rings — Gold ornaments of the Celtic and Roman 
periods — Ancient Gems — Medieval and modern Intaglios and Cameos — 
Medieval and Modern Jewellery — The Portland Vase — Greek, Roman, 
and English Coins — Electrotype copies of fine and interesting Coins) . 137 
Ethnographical Room (Objects in central cases from India, Peru, and Mexico 
— Arctic collections — Miscellaneous objects from Africa — China, Japan, 
and the Asiatic Islands — India, Birmah, and Java — North-west Coast of 
America — North America and West Indies — Mexico — Ancient Peru, &c. 
— South America — New Zealand — Samoa and Tonga Islands — Polynesia — 
Melanesia — Australia) . . . . . . . . .139 
British Museum Publications. 
Antiquities ............ 143 
Coins 144 
Papyri 144 
Manuscripts 145 
Piinted Books . . . ... . . ... . 145 
Maps 146 
Prints & Drawings . . . . . .'• . . . 146 
Natural History . . ... ... • • • • . 1 46 
Mammals ' . • ' • • • • 146 
Birds . 146 
Fishes 147 
Reptiles . . . • • . 3 47 
Insects . . • 148 
Crustaceous Animals . . . • • • •'. • . . 150 
Molluscous Animals and Shells 150 
Radiated Animals ........... 151 
British Animals . 151 
Fossils. . . • . . . . . . . . 151 
Minerals ............ 152 
Donations, Additions, &c . . . 152 
Guide-books 152 
Photographs . . . . ... . . . . 153 
