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the signs of the Zodiac ; probably of the 12th or 13th century 



B.C. 



III. — Two gold earrings with pendants in the form of large 

 and small beads combined. From Babylonia. 



IV. — A collection of Egyptian royal scarabs (200 in 

 number) formed by the Rev. W. J. Loftie. 



V. — A collection of 187 miscellaneous small objects, in- 

 cluding models, terra cottas, ivories, vases, figures, amulets, 

 etc., from Egypt. 



VI. — 1. An alabaster vase inlaid in green, inscribed with 

 name of Pepi I., the second king of the sixth dynasty. 



2. A lime stone statue of the Royal Mother Teta. 



3. A black granite statue of Maha, the president of the 

 Harpists (from Thebes). 



4. Two painted and gilded Ushabti figures of Merui, a lady 

 of the college of Amen at Thebes. 



5. A large porphyry bowl and nine pieces of blue 

 porcelain. 



6. A hieroglyphic copy of the Book of the Dead, 24 feet 

 long, of late period, but interesting on account of its variants. 



7. A hieroglyphic papyrus containing invocations to the 

 gods of the various districts of the Underworld. 



Only small portions of this work had hitherto been dis- 

 covered. 



VII. — A collection of Egyptian antiquities, including a 

 unique bronze statuette of a goddess, two cat cases, metal 

 implements of the Coptic period, and various other objects. 



VIII. — The bronze framework for the head of the god 

 Thoth in the form of an Ibis. 



IX, — The bronze figure of a horseman, probably a 

 Parthian. 



X. — Six Gnostic gems in haematite, lapis lazuli and jasper 

 of different colours. 



XI. — The wooden figure of a female standing on a pedestal. 



XII. — A collection of casts from the most important monu- 

 ments in the Museum at Ghizeh. 



Presents. 



I- — A collection of fragments belonging to two important 

 papyri. 



The first of these papyri contained a list of hieroglyphic 

 signs with their hieratic equivalents, and sometimes the 



0.81. D 2 phonetic 



