EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES. 
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Adze, 6f in. h. 8£ in. b. ; chisel, 1 ft. 1 J in. 1. ; drill, 9 in. 1. ; 
bradawl, 4# in. 1. ; knife, 9f in. 1. ; axe-blades, 9£ to 3 k in. 1. ; handles 
of tools, 3§ in. 1. With this set was a mallet in Div. 1 . The blades 
of the preceding tools are of bronze. 
Other tools or models : — 
Chisels, lOf to 8^ in. 1. ; saws, 11^ to 11 in. 1. ; adzes, 6f in. h., 
74 in. 1, ; hatchets, 1 ft. 6 to 1 ft. 5 in. 1. 
"The blades have been attached by linen bandages and an adhesive 
composition. On the blades of the larger, and handles of the smaller 
tools, is generally inscribed a line of hieroglyphics relative to Thoth- 
mes III. 
Model of an axe or hatchet, painted. Wood. 1 ft. 7 in. 1. 
Kijife-handle. Wood. 4 in. 1. 
Horn for holding water or oil. 4§ in. 1. 
Handles of tools. Wood. 8f in. 1. to 7f in. 
Blades of chisels and other tools. Bronze . 4f to 4J in. 1. 
Nails. Bronze . 4f to If in. 1. 
Bradawl ; the iron blade of a late era. Wood. 4f in. h. Pre- 
sented by Sir J. G. Wilkinson , 1834. 
Instrument twisted like a corkscrew, supposed to be used by em- 
balmers. 3 Of in. 1. Bronze. 
Tools or models, the peculiar use of many unknown. Several are 
inscribed with the name and titles of Atai. Bronze. 5 to 2§ in. 1. 
Div. 3. Hands on handles or fore-arms ; one has the head of Athor ; 
the others lotus flowers; their use unknown. Wood , ivory. 1 ft. If 
in. to 7 in. 1. 
Fragments of a gorget, on which are Typhon, Teoeri, lion’s head, 
camelopard, frog, and jackal-headed sceptre. Ivory. 6f to 5 in. 1., 
to 1 1 in. b. 
" Fragments of carving ; a person of high rank adoring Osiris. Wood . 
8 in. h., 5f in. 1. 
Moulds, having figures of the bird Ben ; one has an enchorial In- 
scription on its reverse. Calcareous stone. 5f in. sq., If in. th., 
4f in. b., 3 to 3f in. h., If to 1 in. th., 3j- by 3 in. sq., by I in. h. 
One presented, by Sir J. G. Wilkinson, 1834 ; another by H. W. 
Biamond , Esq., 1837. 
Two fragments of a box or vase, bearing the name and prenomen of 
Tahraka, 25th dynasty. Bronze. 3 to 3f in. sq. 
Pedestal from a small statue, bearing the name and titles of Amoun- 
ra. In front are the name and titles of a queen Neithakhor ( Nitocris), 
royal daughter of Psametic. Bronze. 4 4 in. 1., 2 in. b., If in. h. 
Pedestal, bearing the name and prenomen of Amasis- Neith-si. 
Ebony. 2f to 1 in. b., 1 in. h. 
Plates, pedestals, and fragments. Bronze. 4 in. 1. , 2 in. b. , f in. 
h., by f in. cube.- 
Fragments ; one filled with wood, another terminated by a crocodile 
and a lion-headed rod, another by a hawk-headed rod, under which 
stands the god Ra, another by the head of the koucoupha. Bronze . 
8 to 4\ in. h. 
Rectangular plinths, with a leaf-shaped smoother? Arragonite. If 
in. b., 4-J in. h., f in. th. ; f in. b., TJ in. h., f in. th. 
