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EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES. 
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, ^ dz< ;’ 6f in. h. 8J in. b. ; chisei, 1 ft. in. 1. ; drill, 9 in. I. • 
bradawl, 4j m. 1. ; knife, 9| in. 1. ; axe-blades , !)', to 8i in. I. ; hai 
oi tools, 3f m. 1. With this set was a mallet in Div.'l The hi.'. I, 
of the preceding tools are of bronze. 
Other tools or models : — 
Chisels, lOf to 8J in. 1. ; saws, 11J to 11 in. 1. ; 
7J- in. 1, ; hatchets, 1 ft. 6 to 1 ft. 5 in. 1. 
adzes, 6f in. h., 
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 aline of hieroglyphics relative to Thoth- 
mes III. 
Model of an axe or hatchet, painted. Wood. 1 ft. 7 in. 1. 
Knife-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. 44 in. h. Pre- 
sented by Sir J. G. Wilkinson , 1834. 
Instrument twisted like a corkscrew, supposed to be used by em- 
balm ers. 10J 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 2f 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. 1 ^ 
in. to 7 in. 1. 4 
Fragments of a gorget, on which are Typhon, Teoeri, lion’s head, 
camelopard, frog, and jackal-headed sceptre. Ivory. 64 to 5 in. 1., 
2^ to Ik in. b. 
Fragments of carving ; a person of high rank adoring Osiris. Wood. 
8 in. h., 5k 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., 3f by 3 in. sq., by k in. h. 
One presented by Sir J. G. Wilkinson , 1834 ; another by II W. 
Diamond , Esq., 1837. 
Two fragments of a box or vase, bearing the name and prenomen of 
Tahraka, 25th dynasty. Bronze. 3 to 3k 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. 4f 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 4f in. h. 
Rectangular plinths, with a leaf-shaped smoother? Arragonite. If 
in. b., 4f in. h., f in. th. ; f in. b., IJ in. h., f in. th. 
