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Soaraba?i. Twentj'-six large scarahoei in good preservation, 

 witli vcrj' distinct inscriptions, as follows : 



(1.) Granite. Black, 4i" x 3", with inscription from Dead 

 Book (1)8). Black, 1 1", good shape; ditto (117). Dark 2 1", 

 ditto (107). Bed, 3?", do. (108). Grey, 3"; on one wing, 

 the human-headed bird (emblem of " soul ") ; on the other 

 wing, the Benou Osiris : on tlie reverse, inscription from the 

 Dead Book (111). 



i'2.) Diorite., &c. Hard brown stone, 2i", with inscription 

 from D. B. (99). Hard green stone, 3" ; do. (100). Same, 2^"; 

 do. (113). Black stone, 2?", some gilding remaining; do. (102). 

 Black stone, 3", well polished ; do. (109). Polished green stone, 

 2|", beautifully shaped, wings striped, no inscription (114). Hard 

 black stone, 3f " ; on the back the figure of a scarab between the two 

 Osiris-eyes ; on one wing Osiris holding crook and flail, double 

 crowned ; on the other, Horus with disk holding crook and flail ; on 

 the reverse a group, with Osiris as middle figure with crook and 

 flail, Isis with tau in front, Xepht with ro^'al staff behind (lOG). 



(3.) Limestone., &c. Soft limestone, 2i", inscription from 

 D. B. (103). Limestone, 1", with the snout of a pig; reverse, 

 crocodile and antelope (120) Glazed limestone, 21", exhibits the 

 beetle in motion ; name of Amun Ra frequent in the inscription 

 on its reverse (115). Green marble, 2^" ; inscription from D. B. 

 (110). Alabaster, 2f" ; do. (104) Softstone, 2" ; on each wing 

 a cynocephalus, with crown and disk ; reverse, a cartouche (118). 



(4.) Gem%. Bloodstone, 3" , do. (lOlj. Same, 2|" ; do.( 116). 

 Emerald root, or prasius, 2", beautifully polished and very per- 

 fect ; do. (122). Same, 2", highly gilt at one time, and a good 

 deal of the gilding still left on it ; do. (123). Lapis lydius or 

 touchstone, 25", very highly polished ; usual inscription (124). 

 Malachite, 3" ; reverse, incomplete hierogl3'phic inscription(105). 

 Light green malachite, 1", slightl}' worn, inscription indis- 

 tinct (121). 



(5). Gla.^B. Blue, 3i", plain (112). Vitrified porcelain, 2i" ; 

 middle of back, small scarab in relief; reverse, flying scarab (119). 



Scarab£Bi not above-mentioned : Two in stone (404) ; 1", (401). 

 Greystone ; reverse, cartouche between hooded snakes (294). 

 Dark greenstone, small, female (174). Yer}" dark greenstone, 

 small, well polished (295J. Hard greenstone, 2^", in the form of 

 a jar, on the back of another scarab with feelers extended ; 

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