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A group of objects in hard stone dating from the IVth to 

 the XXth dynasty, viz. : — 



115. A black granite altar. XVIIIth dynasty. 



116. A red granite bowl dedicated to Thothmes III. 



117. A large basalt libation bowl with four ears. • 



118. Black stone squatting -figure of Ser, a divine father and 



libationer of A men. 



119. Limestone figure of Mes-Ptah, a "' real royal kinsman." 



120. Limestone stele of Tataa. IVth dynasty. 



121. Limestone stele for a whole family. Xllth dynasty. 



122. Quartzite stele with funerary scenes on the obverse and 



reverse.. 



II. — Assyrian : — 



I. A large and miscellaneous collection of antiquities, chiefly 



of the Chaleolithic Period, from the Trustees' excava- 

 tions in Babylonia. 



A. Antiquities excavated by Mr. H. R. Hall, Assistant 



Keeper in the Department : — 



From Ur : — 



1. A collection of objects comprising stone implements, 



painted pottery, &c. 



2. Portion of two stone portrait heads in the '' Gudea " 



style. From the Palace of Dungi ; about B.C. 2500. 



3. Four fragments of inscribed stone ; about B.C. 2500. 



4. A good, typical collection of inscribed bricks of the 



kings Ur-Engur, Dangi, Bur-Sin IL, Kudur-Mabuk, 

 Nebuchadnezzar II. and Nabonidus from the Palace of 

 E-Kharsag. B.C. 2400-550. 



5. Inscribed stone tablet of Ur-Engur. 



6. A group of blue glazed bricks from the temple tower. 



7. Forty inscribed clay tablets, and 230 fragments of 



tablets containing legal and commercial and religious 

 texts, which were written for priestly families who lived 

 in the dwellings that were erected on the ruins of 

 E-Kharsag, the Palace of Dungi. From the reign of 

 Ashur-bani-pal (B.C. 668-626) to that of Xerxes 

 (B.C. 480). 



8. An Egyptian mould for scarabs, and a group of objects 



from the ruins of the temple tower. B.C. 600. 



9. A group of rude clay figures of men and animals. B.C. 600. 



10. 277 pottery vases and a large collection of fragments 



from graves of the Vllth-Vth centuries B.C. 



11. A miscellaneous collection of bronze and iron rings, 



bracelets, pins, bead necklaces, and a cylinder-seal 

 from the same graves. 



12. Iron bit and remains of horse equipment, dagger and 



knife. Vllth-Vth centuries B.C. 



