52 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



10. Round bronze vessel, with an inscription mention- 



ing Amenantas, son of Aahmes. XXVIth 

 dynasty. Abont B.C. 600. 



11. Bronze standing figure of the goddess Bast, cat- 



headed, holding an fegis of Bast in her left 

 hand, and a sistrum in her right. On the pedestal 

 two kittens are seated, XX Vlth dynasty. About 

 B.C. 600. 



12. Black basalt portrait-head of a priest. XXVIth 



dynasty. About B.C. 600. 



13. Limestone stele of a priestly official called 



Heru-sa-Ast. XXVIth dynasty. About B.C. 600. 



14. Upper portion of a black basalt stele inscribed 



with eight lines of text which form part of a 

 decree promulgated by one of the Ptolemies 

 concerning the priests. About B.C. 250. From 

 the Delta. 



15. Limestone stele sculptured in relief, with figures 



of a Ptolemy and two queens, each called Cleo- 

 patra, making offerings to Amen, Mut, and 

 Khonsu, the triad of Thebes. About B.C. 100. 



16. Sandstone stele representing Tiberius Caesar, 



making offerings to Isis, Harpocrates, and other 

 deities. 



17. Bronze kneeling figure of a winged genius, in 



pseudo-Egyptian style, holding a table of 

 offerings ; the figure is mounted on a pedestal 

 of Roman design. A.D. 100. 



18. Three necklaces of beads made of mother-of- 



emerald, crystal, chalcedony, and variegated 

 glass. Roman Period. 



19. Model of a man made of wax, papyrus, and hair, 



which was intended to be burned slowly in a fire 

 in order to produce a magical effect upon the 

 person whom it represented, and to whom the 

 hair belonged. The papyrus inside the figure is 

 probably inscribed with a charm. The use of 

 magical wax figures is often referred to in 

 Egyptian literature, but the present example 

 appears to be one of the first recovered from 

 Egypt. Late Ptolemaic or Roman Period. 



20. A collection of five Coptic gravestones. Vlllth 



or IXth century. 



21. Two carved wooden panels from the door of a 



Coptic church. Xlllth century. 



