STANLEY FIELD HALL 
Occupying the Nave of the Building 
The exhibits in Stanley Field Hall are intended to con- 
vey an impression of the activities of the Museum as a whole 
and to serve as an introduction to the systematic collections 
assembled in the exhibition halls. 
In the center of the hall are two African Elephants 
mounted in fighting attitude. They were secured on a 
Museum expedition to British East Africa in 1906. 
Case 1. Prehistoric American gold ornaments from 
Colombia and Ecuador, South America. 
Case 2. Ancient Roman bronze bathtub, from Boscoreale, 
Italy. 
Case 3. Ancient Roman bronze bathtub, from Bosco- 
reale, Italy. 
Case 4. Synoptic exhibit of jade carvings from ancient 
Mexico, New Zealand, and China. 
Case 5. Marine Fauna. Various types of beautiful and 
characteristic marine animals, as sponges, precious corals, 
sea urchins, and shells. 
Case 6. Ancient bronze table and other bronze and glass 
objects from Boscoreale, Italy. 
Case 7. Select specimens of Chinese art, as represented 
by ancient ceramics, bronze, and cloisonne enamel. 
Case 8. Gold and silver jewelry from India. 
Case 9. Amber and Amber-like Resins. This case, to- 
gether with two others in Hall 29, Department of Botany, 
contains the finest collections of amber-like resins known. 
Case 10. Large Meteorite. An iron meteorite weighing 
3,275 pounds, which fell near Tonopah, Nevada. It was 
found in 1908. It ranks tenth in size among known mete- 
orites. 
Case 11. Bronze castings and carvings of wood and ivory 
from Benin, Africa. 
Case 12. Plant Models and Reproductions. This case 
contains a few models showing details of plant form and 
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