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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. 
[EGYPTIAN 
CASE U. FRAGMENTS OF TOMBS, WEAPONS, ETC. 
Div. 1. Fragments from the tombs, exhibiting the mode in which 
the sepulchres of the kings at Thebes are ornamented; they are part of 
hieroglyphic texts, cut in a slight bas-relief, and appropriately coloured. 
Calcareous stone. 
Div. 2. War-axe, the head of bronze, riveted into a hollow handle 
of silver ; at the end is a hole for a cord or strap. Bronze and silver 
2 ft. i in. 1. 
Daggers with a short flat blade, grooved at the centre ; the handles 
of ivory and silver ornamented with studs. Bronze. 11 in. to 9J- in. 1. 
Sheath of a dagger, which has been gilt. Wood. 11 in. 1. 
Bows of small size. Wood. 4 ft. 9 in. to 3 ft. 6 in. 1. 
Heads of small spears or javelins; that of iron probably of later date; 
and one of the bronze has hieroglyphics on each side. * Iron , bronze. 
7 in. to 1! in. 1. 
Arrows with blunt tips ; one has a flint head. 2 ft. 8^ in. 1., 2 ft. 
4 in. 1. 
Triangular shaped arrow-heads. Bronze. 3§ to 2\ in. 1. 
Three bladed arrow-head. If in. 1. Presented by Dr. C. Leemans , 
1836. 
Stick with a knob at one end, probably used for fowling. Wood. 
3 ft. 1. 
Flat rib-shaped sticks, adapted for the same use. 3 ft. 8 in. to 2 
ft. 1. 
Hollow cylinder inscribed on the sides with hieroglyphics, relative to 
Re-mai or Mai-re, the prenomen of Pipi or Apap, an unplaced monarch 
previous to the 16th dynasty, whose standard it bears. ( See Leemans, 
Mon. Egypt, p. 146.) Bronze. 2 in. h. 
Small knives, the blades of bronze, the handles of agate or of hema¬ 
tite. Bronze. 4f in. b., 3f in. 1. 
Blades from similar knives. 4f to 3^ in. 1. 
Species of knife with lunated blade, the other end terminating in 
the fore part of an ibex wearing an oskh inlaid with gold. Bronze. 
in. 1. 
Blade of a knife, inscribed on one side with hieroglyphics, “ Phtah- 
mos, great sotem and bearer of the standard of Victory.” Steatite. 
44- in. 1. 
Fragments of flints cut for arrow-heads or knives. Silex. 4 to f 
in. 1. 
Knife of a late period and peculiar construction; it consists of a 
broad cutting blade, moving on a pivot at the end, and working in a 
groove by means of a handle. It is probably of the Arabic Bsra. Iron. 
of in. 1. 
Div. 3. Club or staff, in which are inserted a number of wooden 
spikes. Wood. 2 ft. 6 in. 1. 
Rough stick with a curved tooth turned upwards, fastened near the 
top by straps of leather of a maroon colour. Wood. 3 ft. 3^ in. 1. 
Sticks, forked at one end. They are generally held in the hands of 
the chiefs or elders, and appear emblematic of office. Wood. 4 ft. 
7 in. 1., 2 ft. 3 in. 1. 
