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ALCOVE 104. 
Two large handsome royal blue Berlin porcelain vases, dec- 
orated with medallions, cupids and festoons of golden vines and 
raised flowers. They stand nine feet and two inches high, and 
are among the largest porcelain vases ever made. They are a gif^ 
from Richard Hortsman, of Berlin, and are of great value. 
Three ancient earthen wine jars from Rome, which, attracted 
great attention during the Exposition, where they were located 
near the Horticultural Building. These jars, which have a capac- 
ity of about 400 gallons, were in use many years ago in the prepar- 
ation of wine, and were collected in Italy by an expert sent 
abroad by the World’s Columbian Exposition. No. i was found 
at Lubiaco in the grounds of the late Due di Sarmonta. Nos. 2 
and 3 were found at the Villa Ludovici while excavating for the 
foundation for the Boncompagni Palace. No. 6 is a large glazed 
jar of symmetrical form from Japan. 
Tea jar of Shigaraki ware, used in certain parts of Japan as a 
storage for tea and as a preventive from dampness to the same. 
Vases and urns of terra-cotta. 
Plaster casts of figures representing “Temptation” and 
“Victory,” made and presented by Fujita Bunzo of Tokyo, Japan. 
PHY5ICAL ANTHROPOLOGY. 
This section is situated on the east and south galleries of the 
East Court. On the east gallery is the Anthropometric Labora- 
tory, in which are placed the various physical apparatus. 
There are in the same room, apparatus for illustrating the 
law governing the distribution of individuals in a binominal curve, 
and for the drawing of the outlines of the various parts of the 
skeleton. 
In addition there are apparatus for taking the measurements 
of the body. Among the instruments here used are an adjustable 
table for measuring the stature, and a chair constructed on a sim- 
ilar principle to study the variations in the length of the trunk, at 
different angles of incline to the perpendicular. 
