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of artistic cutting and design. From Upper and 

 Lower Egypt. B.C. 1600-800. 

 II. — 1. Complete cover of a massive limestone sarcophagus, 

 on which are cut a long funerary inscription and 

 figures of the principal gods of the dead. It was 

 made for a high official called Aahartas, and was 

 found at Xois in the Delta. About B.C. 650. 



2. Large mottled granite circular basin, nearly five feet 



in diameter, with the red granite pedestal on 

 which it* stood. It was placed in one of the 

 courts of the great temple of Ptah at Memphis, 

 and received the libations poured out to the gods. 

 From the ruins of the temple of Ptah. Roman 

 Period. 



3. A collection of bronze figures of the late forms of 



Egyptian gods, examples of which are exceedingly 

 rare : 



i. Snake-headed god with left arm out- 

 stretched. 

 ii. An-Her, with the urseus of a king, 

 iii. A god with two faces, one of a ram and one 

 of a jackal ; the former is that of Ra, 

 or Amen-Ra, and the latter that of Anpu 

 (Anubis). The god wears the plumes of 

 Amen, 

 iv. Harpokrates in the character of Ptah-Seker. 

 V. A moon god, with the head of Thoth in 



the Atef Crown, 

 vi. Horus Tema, i.e., the slayer. 

 vii. Harpokrates or Horus the Child, as the new 



moon, 

 viii. Anubis with tambourine, 

 ix. Horus with the khepesh scimitar. 

 From the Oasis of Khargah. Late Period. 



4. A collection of miscellaneous objects in glazed porce- 



lain, plaques, beads, cylinders, &c. XYIIIth to 

 XXIInd dynasties. 



5. A wooden sickle, with several of its original flint 



teeth still remaining in their groove. The inscrip- 

 tion upon it proves that it was made for Prince 

 Amen-nekht, who added to his name the royal 

 prenomen of " Amenemhat." This object is pro- 

 bably unique. Found at Thebes in a cemetery 

 belonging to the XI-XVTIth dynasties. Xllth 

 dynasty. 

 III. — 1. Red' and black ware vase with a figure of a lizard or 

 crocodile in relief around it. Rare. Predynastic 

 Period. 



2. Red and black ware vase with a figure of a serpent 



or eel in relief. Rare. Predynastic Period. 



3. Red ware vase ornamented with figures of a hippo- 



potamus in white outline. 

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