EGYPTIAN AND ASSYRIAN ANTIQUITIES. 55 



II. — A cquisitions. 

 Egyptian :— 



i. A collection of 854 scarabs, inscribed with the names 

 and titles of 39 of the greatest kings of Egypt ; 

 they cover the period which begins with the reign 

 of Cheops, and ends with that of Nectanebus II. 

 (about B c. 354). In this collection about 28 

 scarabs belong to the Hyksos Period, 61 to the 

 XVIlIth dynasty, 42 to the XXth dynasty, and 

 several to the Old Kingdom. Among those which 

 belong 10 the Xlllth dynasty, or thereabouts, 

 occur the rare names of Mer-kheper-Rri, Maa-ab- 

 Ra, Sekha-en-Ra, Neka-Ra, Aa-neter-Ra, &;c. 

 Among kings of the XlXth dynasty, Seti-Mene- 

 phthah is unusually well represented. Of the 

 group of scarabs of private persons may be 

 mentioned those of the high Hyksos official, Heru, 

 and Amen-hetep, son of Hapu, and the high-priest 

 of Heliopolis The collection is of great interest 

 archa3ologically, and contains a large number of 

 line examples of the Delta class of scarabs. 



ii,— 1. Large limestone stele, in the form of a door 

 sculptured on both sides. On the one side the 

 deceased Ra-men-kheper is seen adoring Ra- 

 Harmachis, and on the other he adores Osiris. 

 Below are smaller reliefs in which the son of the 

 deceased is represented performing ceremonies on 

 behalf of his father. XlXth dynasty, B.C. 1350. 



2. Kneeling stone statue of the priest Pata-Ast, 



holding a shrine containing a figure. XVIIIth or 

 XlXth dynasty, B.C. 1450-1350.' 



3. Large flat bronze vessel with a lip inscribed with 



the prenomen of Tut-ankh-Amen, king of Egypt. 

 About B.C. 1450. 



4. Two blue-glazed porcelain libation jars inscribed 



with the name of Amen-hetep II. About B.C. 

 1500. 



5. Bronze ring inscribed with a figure of Ptah. 



XVIIIth dynasty. 



6. Bronze ring inscribed with the name of Amen-Ra. 



XVIIIth dynasty. 



7. Crystal scarab. Xllth dynasty. 



8. Hard green stone scarab. 



9. Three green-glazed scarabs on one base. XTIth 



dynasty. 



10. Mottled stone scarab in ring. XlXth dynasty. 



11. Bronze figure of Sebek, wearing disk. Rare 



example. 



