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Ptolemy IX. and his Queen. Found in front of 

 the pylon of a tomb-temple in Upper Egypt. 

 Ptolemaic Period. 



3. A massive silver seated figure of the god E.a, holding 



the feather symbolic of " truth " ; it was found 

 suspended on the breast of a colossal statue of Ra 

 at Karnak. XlXth or XXth dynasty. 



4. Stone model of the human heart inlaid with figures 



of the gods. A rare object. XXnd dynasty. 



5. Brown terra-cotta ushabti figure of unusual style. 



Period unknown. 



6. Haematite bezel of a ring on which is cut a scene 



representing Osiris rising from a beetle, and Isis 

 and Nephthys standing one on each side of him. 

 Gnostic Period. 



7. Haematite amulet, on which are cut figures of the 



lion-headed serpent Khnoubis, Anubis, etc., en- 

 closed within a serpent circle, and a series of 

 magical names. Gnostic Period. 



8. Bronze lamp of unusual shape and design. Coptic 



Period. 



9. Bronze incense burner. Coptic Period. 



vi. — 1. Seated root-of-emerald figure of Herua, a high oificial, 

 who held the rank of Erpa, or tribal chief, and flou- 

 rished probably about B.C. 1200. The carving of 

 the face and head is realistic, and the figure is one 

 of the most remarkable objects acquired for many 

 years. When found in the tomb a gold mask, an 

 inlaid headdress, and an atef crown in gold were 

 on the face and head, and a fine wire chain of 

 gold, to which was attached a figure of the god- 

 dess Maat, was wound round the neck in double. 

 The mask and headdress are of the same date as 

 the figure, but the crown, chain, etc., are resto- 

 rations of the Ptolemaic or Roman Period. In 

 the same tomb was found a fihe stone pyrami- 

 dion on which are cut the names of the deceased, 

 and scenes representing his worship of the Sun- 

 god, etc. 



Purchased with the help of a donation fro'in 

 the Lady Wantage. 



ii. — Assyrian : — 



i. — 1. A fine baked clay, eight-sided cylinder of Senna- 

 cherib, king of Assyria from B.C. 705 to B.C. 681. 

 It contains the longest inscription of Sennacherib 

 hitherto recovered, and the text consists of seven 

 hundred and thirty-nine lines, or two hundred 

 and fifty-three lines more than are found in the 

 famous " Taylor Cylinder." The cylinder is dated 



