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An early catalogue of the prehistoric collection of the National Museum in Zagreb by the Croatian historian and archaeologist Šime Ljubić. Prepared in connection with the 1876 International Congress of Anthropology and Prehistoric Archaeology in Budapest, the work systematically records prehistoric artifacts held by the museum, including stone, metal and other archaeological objects, and is accompanied by four plates. It represents one of the earliest attempts to catalogue and organize Croatia’s prehistoric archaeological collections and is important for the history of archaeology and museum practice in the region.