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Case 15.— Considerable space is occupied by talisman 
necklaces and other pieces of jewelry from Jeypore, which show 
an abundance of enamelling. There are also fifteen beautiful 
specimens of jewelry from Kathiawar, principally necklaces, 
which resemble those of Delhi, though containing less enamel. 
There are also several necklaces from Brahma, and eleven 
gold belts and necklaces from Amritsar. 
CaselG.— Devoted entirely to a collection of forty-seven 
pieces of gold jewelry from Gujarat which is characterized by the 
larger quantity of gold and small number of jewels used. 
Case 17. — A collection of silver jewelry which contains 
many beautiful designs and fine examples of the ingenuity dis- 
played by the oriental silversmiths in joining together the simple 
parts which united make a symmetrical whole. 
The silver work is from the cities of Gujarat, Rajputana, 
Amritsar, the Deccan district, Lahore and Bombay. 
Case 18. — Examples of silver jewelry, and jewelry of base 
metal worn by the lowest caste. The latter while quite heavy 
is artistically designed, the ornamentation differing in great de- 
gree from that employed in silver and gold work. 
The jewelrv of base metal is mostlv from the state of Gwalior. 
Case 19 .— Collection of cameos and intaglios engraved upon 
sardonyx, rock crystal, jasper, topaz, chalcedony, etc. 
Collection of antique jewely from Bulgaria. 
Case 20.— Collection of Egyptian jewelry. 
Collection of Etruscan jewelry. Pompeiian necklace. 
Collection of gold nuggets from Washington placer mines, 
and collection of crystallized gold from Colorado. Natural gold 
nugget from Yukon-Klondike. 
Case 21. — Carved bronze eagle on red lacquered stand. 
Iron Damascene plate. 
Solid silver communion plate, pierced by German bullets, in 
the Franco-Prussian war at Saarbrlick. This was the first volley 
fired in the war. A new plate of the style perforated by Ger- 
man bullets in Franco-Prussian war. 
Pair of carved wood figures, silver mounted, made in 1673, 
from Lord Charlemont’s collection. 
A carved ivory ornament taken from Shakespeare’s home. 
An engraved mother of pearl and silver box from Kenilworth 
Castle. 
An antique snuff box of brass and copper from Holland. 
Case 22.— Crown worn by the Duke of Sussex at the coro- 
nation of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria. 
Two large and handsomely designed maces of solid silver 
which were carried in advance of a Maharajah by his attendants 
on all state occasions. The most prized possession of a Mahara- 
jah are his maces. He may lose his jewels, his money, his lands 
