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In celebration of the Royal Asiatic Society's sesquicentenary various exhibitions of its collections were arranged. This series contains material concerned with organising and documenting those exhibitions.

Colour postcards of some of exhibits at "Persian and Indian Paintings from the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society" photographed by Kevin Lovelock, British Museum, of the Royal Asiatic Society's collections. These are:

• 'Paladins in a snow storm' Folio 243a from Shahnama of Muhammad Juki, c.1440-1445.
• 'The Simurgh restores the child Zal to his father', Folio 16b from Shahnama of Muhammad Juki, c.1440-1445.
• 'Portrait of the scribe Zarin Qalam and the artist Manohar son of Basawan', Colophon page folio 128a from a Gulistan of Sa'di, Mughal India.
• 'Equestrian portrait of Dara Shikoh', Mughal India. C.1640.

"Exorcism of a Secret Image" - two drafts for the story.

List of the private expenses of Reginald Campbell-Thompson for work related to the Burton Memorial Fund.

Review from the Edmonton Journal, 'Exploding some Viet myths' by Ron MacDonald.

"Explorations in early Chinese cosmology", edited by Henry Rosemont. Two copies of draft review of the book by Angus Graham.

"Explorer Receives a Gold Medal". Newspaper cutting from The Daily Mirror for 17 June 1932 with a photograph of Sir Samuel Hoare presenting the Gold Medal to Aurel Stein.

Pencil and ink drawings of the two large exterior columns, or rock cut laths, which flank the entrance into Cave No. 3. The drawings are made after photographs taken by Mr. Johnson. Scale is 4 ft. to an inch.

Ink and pencil drawings of elevations of the exteriors of Cave No. 56, No. 61 and No. 60. Scale is 5 ft. to an inch.

'Extract of a letter addressed to Colonel Sykes, dated 30 September, 1846, announcing the discovery of Bilingual Coins in India'. Written by [N.] Graham he writes of the discovery of coins with both Roman and Greek inscriptions which he will send to Colonel Sykes.