_Zürich_ (Landesmuseum). A. Fifteen specilla (spathomeles) all with a sharp-edged long and narrow spoon at one end and at the other an elongated knob; length 130-160 mm.; seven from Galgenbuck in Albisrieden, seven from Windisch, one from Upper Italy. B. Small bronze instrument probably for extracting weapons from wounds; present length 110 mm. (Naples). C. Probably a spatula for applying plaster (Athens). D. Ear spoons (three) of bone, 80-130 mm. long (two from Rome, one from Athens). E. Small bronze spatula, 125 mm. (Athens). F. Similar one of bone, 110 mm. (Windisch). G. Rod pointed at both ends, 155 mm. long (Zürich). H. Bronze rod with a depression 30 mm. long in the middle, 225 mm. long (Windisch). MUSEUMS IN ITALY. _Naples._ Bleeding-cups (fourteen), spoons with bone handles (two), lancet and spoon, shears (bronze), fleams (veterinary), cannulae for ascites (two), bone elevators (two), catheter (one male, one female), bone forceps, specula uteri, trivalve and quadrivalve, speculum ani, toothed forceps, cauteries (three), needles, tongue tie guard, enema tube, probes, whetstones, étui, scalpels, medicament boxes, balances, ointment slabs. _Rome, Capitoline Museum._ Curved double olivary probe, four spathomeles, four cyathiscomeles, thirty-six forceps toothed and plain, bodkins (four) eight cm. in length, three ear specilla, four ascites tubes, large scalpel, votive tablet with box of instruments. _Rome, Lateran Museum._ Votive tablet representing forceps and other instruments. _Milan._ Many knife blades, two bodkins, spathomele, two ligulae, scoop and curette, olive and stylet. II. BIBLIOGRAPHY CHOULANT.--De rebus Pompeianis ad medicinam facientibus. Leipzig, 1823. KUEHN.--De instrumentis chirurgicis veteribus cognitis et nuper effossis. Leipzig, 1823. In 1846-7 Benedetto Vulpes made a series of communications to the Royal Academy of Archaeology at Herculaneum as follows:-- (1) Illustrazione di un forcipe Ercolanese a branche curve. (March 3, 1846.) (2) Memoria concernente la interpretazione dell' uso di un forcipe Ercolanese di bronzo con le estremità delle branche a semi-cucchiai dentellati: la illustrazione di due cannelli di bronzo anche trovati in Ercolano, de' quali servivansi gli antichi per cavar l'acqua dall' addomine degl' idropici: l'indicamento di tre cannelli Pompejani di bronzo. (April 28, 1846.) (3) Illustrazione degli specilli e di altri strumenti chirurgici affini trovati negli scavi di Ercolano e di Pompei. (September 15, 1846.) (4) Descrizione dello speculum magnum matricis e dello speculum ani. (November 24, 1846.) (5) Delle pinzette, degli ametti, degli aghi chirurgici e del tridente scavati en Ercolano e in Pompeii. (December 1, 1846.) (6) Illustrazione degli strumenti chirurgici di ferro trovati in Ercolano e in Pompeii. (January 19, 1847.)