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XVth chapter of the Book of the Dead. Of 

 the XXIInd dynasty ; about B.C. 900. From 

 Akhmim. 



12. Ten alabaster vases and bowls for holding stibium 



and unguents ; of the XVIIIth dynasty ; about 

 B.C. 1600. From Abydos and Thebes. 



13. Large alabaster bowl, of unusual shape and size, 



inscribed with the cartouches of Kashta and 

 Queen Amenartas, wife of Piankhi, King of 

 Egypt ; about B.C. 650. This is the only object 

 of its class in the National Collection. From 

 Thebes. 



14. A dog in porphyry. Roman period. 



15. A flint knife, measuring 13^ inches in length ; this 



is probably the largest object of its kind hitherto 

 found in Egypt. 



16. Bronze figure of Osiris, with inlaid gold collar, 



and handsomely chased with figures of a winged 

 hawk, beetle, etc. ; very fine work. XlXth or 

 XXth dynasty; about B.C. 1200. 



17. Bronze statue of the goddess Sekhet ; the largest 



of its kind in the Museum ; of the XXIInd 

 dynasty. From Lower Egypt. 



18. Bronze mirror, with handle in the shape of 



Hathor's head. From Akhmim. 



19. Two bronze axe-heads. From Thebes. 



20. Bronze model of the scimitar, called ^;^ej)es^; of 



the XXIInd dynasty. 



21. Bronze model of a sistrum ; of the XXIInd 



dynasty. 



22. A series of fine bronze figures of the gods and 



goddesses Ptah, Harpocrates, Anubis, Neith, 

 Isis suckling Horus, etc. ; of the XXIInd 

 dynasty. From Lower Egypt. 



23. Bronze box, with silver hinges, the cover of which 



is inlaid with a hieroglyphic inscription in silver 

 recording the titles of a king of the XXVIth 

 dynasty ; about B.C. 550. On the cover is inlaid 

 a scene in which a king is depicted adoring an 

 Apis bull. This is a rare and very valuable ex- 

 ample of Egyptian inlaid metal work, of which 

 very few examples have been discoveied. 



24. Bronze Coptic cross, ornamented with birds and 



letters. Christian work of the Vth oi- Vlth cen- 

 tury. From Akhmim. 



0,107. E 3 25. Two 



