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institutions, educational and social clubs, schools, &;c., at 

 South Kensington, Islington, Hornsey, Kensal Green, Plum- 

 stead, Paddington, Chelsea, Bow, Woolwich, Teddington, 

 Wandsworth, Walthamstow, Westbourne Park, Bays water, 

 Stoke Newington, &ic. Parties from the Polytechnic, Regent 

 Street, the Church Army Training Home, and the University 

 Extension Association, also visited the Department. 



II. — A cquisitions. 

 Egyptian : — 



i. A collection of miscellaneous antiquities from Beni- 

 Hasan : — 



1. A massive, painted wooden coffin, made for 



one Sebek-hetep, who probably flourished 

 about B.C. 2600. 



On the inside are inscribed several ex- 

 tracts from a very ancient Recension of the 

 Book of the Dead, and above these are 

 pictures of funeral offerings. 



2. An inner coffin, made for the same Sebek- 



hetep. 



3. A wooden head-rest, or pillow. 



4. A basket and a piece of rope. 



5. Wooden bowl. 



0. Model of a large rowing boat, with figures of 

 the crew, which consisted of ten men. 



7. Model of a sailing boat, with a canopy, on 



which is painted the cognizance of the 

 owner, whose figure is placed beneath. 



8. Model of a granary, with divisions for holding 



samples of different kinds of grain, and 

 figures of the men in charge. 



9. Models of figures engaged in performing sacri- 



ficial ceremonies, and preparing offerings for 

 sacrifice. 



10. Bow, with seven arrows, some of which are 



tipped with flint. 



11. A pair of sandals. 



12. Two terra-cotta figures, 



13. Eight red-ware vases and one stand. 



14. A large shell. 



15. Mummy of a child in a cartonnage case. 



16. A gilded cartonnage mask. 



All the above objects were found at 

 Beni-Hasan in Upper Egypt, and belong 

 to the period of the XEIth dynasty, about 

 B.C. 2400. 



