HOOM.] EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES. 233 
Bronze. Pair of hinges, with the basalt socket of the 
lower, 7 in. h. 11 in. 1. Granite sanctuary of the great 
temple of Karnak * 
Bronze . Hinge. 5 in. 1. 
Calcareous stone . Capital of a column, with lotus 
flow r ers. 4^ in h. Presented by J. G. Wilkinson , Esq., 
1834. 
Dark and blue porcelain . Small tiles, part of the in¬ 
laying of a door in a pyramid at Sakhara. 2| in. to 1 
in. 1. 
Wood . Pyramidical stand for a vase ; the legs painted 
blue, red and yellow. 2 ft. 4 in. h. Thebes . 
JFood. Model of a granary and yard. The yard door 
opens inwards, and is fastened by a sliding bolt. The 
granary is on the opposite side, and consists of three 
rooms, each having one door towards the yard, which 
opens by sliding upwards ; the roof of the granary is 
flat, protected by a low wall forming a terrace, at the 
end of which is a covered shed, in which a man is seated. 
It is approached by a flight of steps, under which is a 
chamber with a sliding door, like those of the granaries. 
In the yard is a female standing over a kneading trough, 
making bread. The doors are painted red and white, 
the female yellow, the man red, the trough yellow. On 
one side of the trough is a hieratic inscription, 1 ft. 10 
in. h. Necropolis. 
Wig of human hair. From the upper part, which is 
curled, depend long and tightly platted locks ; the co¬ 
lour is black with an auburn tinge. Wigs of this de¬ 
scription appear on the heads of the female musicians 
in the fresco paintings of this collection, and on those of 
persons of high rank. 1 ft. 7^ in. h. Tomb behind the 
small temple of Isis , Thebes. 
Reed. Rectangular basket in which the wig was con¬ 
tained. The sides are formed of the kash or writing 
reeds of the Egyptians ; the framework of narrow sticks 
bound together by papyrus. 1 ft. 3 in. h., 1 ft. 7 in. b., 
10 in. d. 
Wood. A three-legged stand or table. On the upper 
surface is painted the urseus coiled upon the basket, 
symbol of dominion ; before it, on an altar, the leg of a 
victim and other viands; a vine behind with red twigs 
