EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES. 
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A bottle-shaped vase, with three small handles round the body ; the 
ground is light brown, with red and black lines ; between the handles 
are three emblems of life, with human hands and arms, in each hand a 
gom. Painted pottery. 10| in. h. 
Small vase with four handles, of a blue colour, with a wavy pattern, 
light blue, white, and yellow, most probably used for the toilet. Por¬ 
celain, or opaque glass. 4J in. h. 
Small diota of a light blue, with a pattern of dark blue and yellow; 
one handle and the neck broken. Porcelain, or opaque glass. 4f 
in. h. Memphis. 
Div. 2. Small jug, richly ornamented, of a deep blue, with pattern 
of a yellow, white, and light blue colour;—a portion of the handle 
still remains. This vase is the most brilliant specimen of glass in the 
collection. Porcelain, or opaque glass. 3f in. h. 
Double vases, connected together by the lip, handles, or body. 
Painted pottery. 4J in. h. 
Vase, or rather lamp in shape of a small bottle, with a spout; above, 
six small circular holes. Pottery. 3£ in. h. Presented by J. G. 
Wilkinson, Esq., 1834. 
Div. 3. Vase of libations. The body has an oval hole through its cen¬ 
tre. In front is a small spout, formed by the neck and beak of a bird. On 
it are symbolic eyes, symbols of life with human arms, emblems of sta¬ 
bility, rosettes or flowers, &c. ; these are traced in black and red ; the 
upper part and spout is fractured. In this vase the beads and emblem 
of stability in Case R. 3. w T ere said to have been found. Terracotta. 
10^ in. h. 
Diota, of a deep red, having in front Onouris, or Mars, brandishing 
his sword, of grotesque proportions; apparently of late workmanship. 
Terracotta. 1 ft. 1 in. h. 
Diota, with flat three-handled cover, fitting accurately; a line of 
hieroglyphics indicates that the vase holds “ 8 hno. and 6 parts.” Ar- 
ragonite. I0g in. h. Lower Egypt. 
Vase, of a deep blue, with a pattern of light blue, white, and yellow. 
Porcelain, or opaque glass. 3| in. h. 
CASE P. VASES, LAMPS, ETC. 
Div. 2. Vase, in form of a female standing and playing upon the 
guitar; the eyes, hair, and other parts, traced in black outline ; a short 
single handle behind the neck. This vase contains some viscous fluid. 
Red pottery. 8^ in. h. Thebes. 
Head of a female, with the short matted hair peculiar to the era of 
the Bubastite dynasty, and Nubian features, from a similar vase. It 
appears to have been coloured black. Red pottery . 2| in. h. 
Vase in shape of the ibex, standing upon a plinth ; the mouth of the 
vessel placed on the back. Underneath, a small animal; all the legs 
broken and imperfect. The colour is green; it was probably used for 
the toilet. Pottery. 2f in. h. 
Vase in the shape of a hedgehog; the aperture, with its short neck, 
is placed upon the back ; before it a human head ; of a green colour. 
Pottery. If in. h. Thebes. 
