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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [EGYPTIAN 
Clay and stravo. Fragment of a brick from the Pyra¬ 
mid at Dashour. 8 in. 1., 6j in. b. Presented by Col. 
T. P. Thompson . 
CASE Y. BASKETS, TOOLS, ETC. 
Div. 1 .—Palm leaves . Large oval basket of fibres of 
the palm tree. 1 ft. in. dr., 1 ft. 7 in. h. 
Smaller oval basket. 1 ft. in. dr., 9 in. h. 
Wood. Mallets used by the Egyptians for hammers. 
10| to 1 ft. 2 in. h. 
Wood. Long rectangular staves, inscribed with the 
name of Har-piphai. One has a sepulchral dedication to 
Phtali for the deceased. 2 ft. 9 to 1 ft. 4j in. 1. 
Leather. Bag, found in the larger basket. 
Div. 2.—Set of tools found in the same basket, con¬ 
sisting of— 
Drill bow, 1 ft. 7\ in. 1. ; saw, 1 ft. 2>\ in. 1.; drill, 10 
to 9 in. 1.; chisel, 10 in. 1.; bradawl, in. 1. ; horn for 
water or oil, 8j in. 1. ; hone, 5 in. 1.; roll of prepared 
leather, 6 in. b. ; drill breast-plate, 2j in. 1. With this 
set was one of the mallets in Div. 1. 
Another set of tools found in the smaller basket, con¬ 
sisting of— 
Adze, 6J in. h., 8J in. b. ; chisel, 1 ft. lj in. 1. ; drill, 
9 in. 1. ; bradawl, 4§ in. 1.; knife, 9^ in. 1. ; axe-blades, 
9j to 2>\ in. 1.; handles of tools, 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, 10J to 8j in. 1. ; saws, 11J to 11 in 1. ; adzes, 
6| in. h., 7\ 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 “ the gracious god, the 
sun the establisher of the world, (the prenomen of Thoth- 
mes III. or Mceris) beloved of Amoun.” 
Wood. Model of an axe or hatchet, painted with red, 
blue, and white stripes. 1 ft. 7 in. 1. 
Wood. Knife-handle. 4 in. 1. 
Horn for holding water or oil. 4| in. 1. 
Wood. Handles of tools. 8| in. 1. to 7| in. 1. 
