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3. A large and very fine granite table of offerings and 



altar, which was made for Nes-Ptah, a tribal prince 

 and " Ha " or '• Chief," and fourth prophet of 

 Amen-Ra at Thebes, and was dedicated by him to 

 this god. The table of offerings is attached to a 

 solid block of granite, and the monument thus 

 becomes an altar, of the kind of which very few 

 examples are known. No other specimen exists 

 in the British Museum. XVIIIth or XlXth 

 dynasty. 



4. A bronze beard from a statue, or decorated 



mummy, inlaid with blue and orange opaque 

 glass. XXIInd dynasty. 



ii. — 1. Rectangular limestone slab from the tomb of the 

 high official of Memphis, Benu-sen, sculptured 

 with figures of the deceased and his family. 

 Traces of colour still remain in the hieroglyphics. 

 The formula is unusual, and resembles that of the 

 tombs at Aswan. From Sakkfirah. Vth or Vlth 

 dynasty. 



2. Sepulchral monument, with two seated figures, of 



a priest and his wife. From Memphis. XlXth 

 dynasty. 



3. Rectangular limestone libation tank inscribed with 



a dedication on behalf of the artizan Sebu. 

 IVth or Vth dynasty. 



4. Rectangular limestone libation tank inscribed with 



a prayer for offerings on behalf of a scribe and 

 superintendent of the priests of the Ka, or 

 " double." IVth or Vth dynasty. 



5. Upper portion of a stone coffin of a man, with wig, 



and the figure of a vulture over the brow. Good 

 work. Style unusual. XlXth dynasty. 



6. Sepulchral stele of John, a monk. 



7. Sepulchral stele recording the deaths of Isaac, 



Colluthus, and Djol, and other n^nks. 



8. Sepulchral stele recording the deaths of Apa Her- 



mans and other monks. 



9. Painted sepulchral stele of a nun. 



10. Painted sepulchral stele recording the deaths of 

 Phoibammon and other monks. 



■ 11. Sepulchral stele recording the deaths of Sarapion 

 and Apollo, and other monks. 



12. Sepulchral stele of a monk. 



Nos. 6-12 form a very interesting group of 

 Coptic sepulchral stelae, all of which are inscribed 

 in the dialect of Upper Egypt. A few of the 



