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different pieces of incense of a very remote date, but which still retain their scent. In a glass case are a number of curious reliefs found in the tomb of Queen Thyra, whose remains are deposited on a hill near the town of JelJingc in the County of Ribe in Jutland; this Queen was the first o f the Christian Queens of Denmark, and was united to ' ' Gorm den Gamle (Gorm the old) who was a Pagan, and reigned in the year 833. In the collection of Scandinavian antiquities from the catholic period, is a bird hollowed within, repre­ senting the Divine Spirit; -which when filled with sanc­ tified water, was originally used in the administration of Oaths. „ A chasuble dress, with the mitre and staff, used / ’ when high mass was performed, is in this museum, ,it roust be of great antiquity from the Arabic characters that arc insciubcd on it. Among the Altar pieces is one of copper gilt re­ presenting twelve Historical descriptions of our Saviour; it,is thought to be one of the most ancient in Denmark being from the eleventh century. / ' ’ -i-lr® •V Another is dedicated to Saint Ninian, and originally belonged to a church at Elsinore, and although four hundred years old the paintings and decorations of this altar are still in the highest state of preservation.