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is a perpendicular line of hieroglyphics, “ Sacred to the deceased navi¬ 
gator? Teh-kar.” Wood. 104 in. h., ] ft. 2J in. 1., 8 in. b. 
Rectangular box, with a pyramidal cover, veneered with ivory. On 
the panels in front are traced in outline inlaid with colour, a Cupid in 
a chlamys holding a flower, a bird of the finch tribe, and a water fowl; 
on the sloping panel of the cover a female, probably Venus, holding 
her long hair in both hands and throwing aside her garment; on the 
slip beneath, two finches and two water fowl. The panels of the other 
sides, both of box and cover, are uncoloured and carved in low relief, 
representing female figures standing or reclining with loose drapery. 
A similar figure is also upon the flat top. The edges are ornamented 
with beading. Ivory. 9^ in. h., 10 in. sq. Memphis. 
Small rectangular boxes, one with sliding cover. Wood. 5f to 31- 
in. 1. 
Bowl-shaped box with partitions. Wood. in. dr., 3 in. h. 
Small four-legged box with a vaulted cover; the sides and top in¬ 
laid with ivory stamped with circular ornaments. Wood. 6J to 31- 
in. h. 
Tall cylindrical boxes; one contains a substance similar to flour. 
Wood. 54 to 3f in. h. 
Portion of a similar box. Horn. 4 in. h. 
Div. 3. Small vases or boxes; some have flat covers fitting exactly, 
and fixed by pins through projections at each side ; the tops and edges 
carved. Wood .» 4J to 4 in. dr., 24 to in. h. 
Box in shape of a long narrow gourd divided lengthwise. Wood. 
7 in. 1. 
Semi-cylindrical box with a sliding grooved cover. On the sides 
and top are carved the ornament of an oskh. Wood. 5j in. 1. to 2^ 
in. 1. 
Circular, egg-, and cartouche-shaped spoons. Wood. 5 4 to 34 in. 1. 
Shovel-shaped spoon, with handle. Wood. in. 1. 
Spoon ; the handle formed by the twisted stems and buds of a lotus 
flower. Wood. 64 in. 1. 
Spoon with an egg-shaped bowl and moveable cover. The handle 
represents flowers of the papyrus; the buds are of ivory stained pink. 
The whole is inlaid with colour. Wood. 1 ft. 1. Memphis. 
Spoons; the bowls representing the shell Indina Nilotica, which a 
human hand holds by the thumb and finger ; the handles terminate in 
the head of a goose. Ivory , wood. 9^ to 6 in. 1. 
Spoon, with a similar bow T l, wfliich the young Horus, standing upon 
a lotus flower, supports on his head by both hands. Ivory. 3J in. h. 
Thebes. 
Spoon, with bowl in shape of a cartouche, and handle carved in bas- 
relief, representing a gazelle couchant. Within the bowl, two fish 
feeding on a water plant are traced in outline. Wood. 7 in. 1. 
Spoon or box in shape of a fish; on the tail and gill are two pivot 
holes for a moveable cover of the same material. Ivory. 64 in. 1. 
Box in shape of a water fowi ; the head of the bird is reverted, and 
conveys to its back, wfliich forms the cover, a small fish, which two 
young birds of the same species fly to devour. These three objects are 
fastened to it by pegs. Ivory. 7 in. 1., 3 in. h. 
Circular spoon; on the edge is a hawk with outstretched wings and 
