280 GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [EGYPTIAN 
Div. 3. Cylindrical box for ink, with a chain for the pen case; the 
whole similar to the hieroglyphic symbol for scribe, or writing. Bronze. 
2J in. h. box, 6J in. h. case. 
Pugillares or wax tablets; a pair of flat rectangular boards, exca¬ 
vated to receive a coat of wax, leaving a narrow raised border all round 
for protection : one edge of each has two holes to receive straps for 
hinges. A few lines of Greek have been written with a style on 
one. With them is a short curved style approaching to the form of a 
crocodile, and a small signet of iron. Wood. 9j in. 1., 3 in. b., 
i in. d. 
Instruments ; broad blades with recurved handles ; knives lunated at 
one extremity and hooked at the other ; pair of pliers. Some of these 
were found in the same tomb with the board in Case V. Bronze. 
Small square bag stamped with ornaments, flowers of the lotus, &c. ; 
with it was found one of the preceding instruments. Leather. 74 in. 1., 
\\ in. h. 
Portrait of a Graeco-Egyptian female upon very thin wood, with 
necklace, ear-rings and hair pin. The features are soft and young, 
the complexion red; border of the garment purple. Cedar wood. 
1 ft. ^ in. 1., 2J- in. b. 
Fragment, portion of a calendar; the inscription is unfortunately 
imperfect. Calcareous stone. 84 in. h., 6 in. b. 
Fragment inscribed wtih seven fines of hieratic, commencing with a 
date of the 7th year of Horns ? in the 5th line is another date of the 
first of Payni, of the 21st year of the reign of Amenof II. The back 
is also covered with a hieratic inscription, much effaced. Calcareous 
stone. 1 ft. 1 in. b., 6f in. h. 
Moulds, with figures of Phtah, Ra, hippopotamic female deity, sym¬ 
bolic eyes, cynocephali, victims, pyramidal hieroglyphic, &c., in intaglio. 
Terracotta. 3 in. to in. 1. 
Div. 4. Bricks from the Pyramids of Abooseer, iJashour, and 
Reegah. Clay. Presented hy Col. Howard Vyse and J. E. Perring, 
Esq., 1840. 
CASE X. BOXES, BASKETS, SPOONS, AND BRICKS. 
Div. 1. Flat rectangular baskets, platted. Similar baskets appear 
upon the backs of sepulchral figures equipped for agriculture. Palm 
leaves. 11 in. 1., 8 in. h. ; 8 in. 1., 6 in. h. 
Circular fragments of the bottoms of baskets, oval covers, and other 
pieces, some worked in colours. Various sizes. 
Div. 2. Rectangular box with cover; the sides and lid veneered 
with ivory coloured red, in a border of white and red ivory and blue 
porcelain. At the top and sides is a stud or button, and part of the 
string or cord by which the lid was retained in its place. Ebony. 54 
in. h., 7f in. b., 9 in. d. 
Tall rectangular box, with four short legs and a cover, moving on a 
cylindrical wood hinge. Wood. 6| in. h., 5 in. b., 6 in. d. 
Rectangular box or basket, with a flat cover of the same. Papyrus . 
1 ft. sq., 9|- in. h. 
Rectangular box, with four legs, and curved cover; the sides and top 
have salmon-coloured panels with white and black borders; on the top 
