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120 Sixteen Years <tt I he Univtrsity of Illinois By loan of the curator, the Museum has the best collection in existence of pottery fragments from the Near Bast, the result of a pottery survey representing over two hundred sites in every part of the former Turkey in Atria. Especially to be mentioned HIT the groups of the earliest WHIT from Asia Minor and Ann en in, the Mil tile ware of the best period, .Assyrian ware, lamps, statuettes and other minor objects. From Palestine como a fragmentary roll of the Law, a roll of Esther, a Hebrew charm, pottery, fragments of mosaic work, glass prehistoric flints, models of modern furniture, used purple shells from Sidon, two inscribed Palmyrene tessarac, the loan of the curator. A medical work from the middle ages, Arabic in Hebrew characters, is loaned by Professor A. S. Pease. Finally, mention should be made of the many unpublished photographs of the Near Enst. It is hoped that the Museum will soon be able to move into larger quarters which will permit adequate exhibition of the treasures already accumulated and of what may be secured in the future. OTHER NEW COLLECTIONS A number of other collections have been established during the past fourteen years. THE COMMERCE MUSEUM M For its courses in industrial economics and commerce the University has had since 1905 a working collection of the materials of commerce; lanterns and several hundred slidos; political and industrial maps; and diagrams and stereoscopio views illustrating various phases of commerce and industry. Most of the articles constituting the commercial museum are the gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum, and of private manufacturing and mercantile establishments. MINING ENGINEERING80 This department has a complete exhibit of sized coal as prepared by typical Illinois washeries, the raw materials and "From Univ. of 111. Annual Begisteri, 1918*14, pp. 75*70, and 1010-17* p. 02. "Univ. of 111. Annual Rogistor, 1918-14, p. 79
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