380 
ETRUSCAN ROOM.—MEDAL ROOM. 
Over the Door Leather. Cross from the vestment of a 
Copt priest, supposed to be of an era not later than a.d. 
640 ; it is gilt, and embossed with a double spiral pattern : 
the right arm of the transverse bar is imperfect. 2 ft. 6 
in. h., 1 ft. 6 in. b. Medinat Abou. Presented by J. G, 
Wilkinson , Esq., 1834. 
EXPLANATION OF EGYPTIAN TERMS. 
Claft. —Head-dress with long lappets pendent on the shoulders 
and neck. See statue of Amenof III. Egyptian Saloon, 21. 
Coffins of mummies, &c. 
Gom. —Sort of sceptre, terminating in the head of an animal called 
the koucoupha. See in the hands of a male figure in a fresco 
painting, Eg. Sal. 176, and object Egypt. Room, Case G. div. 3,&c. 
Oskh. —Semicircular collar or tippet worn round the neck. See 
bust of Rameses II. or III. (Sesostris), Eg. Sal. 19. Object in 
Case B B. div. 4, &c. 
Otf. —Crown of Osiris and other deities, composed of a conical cap 
flanked by two ostrich feathers, with a disc in front, placed on 
the horns of a goat. See fig. of Osiris, Case B. div. 2, &c. 
Pschent. —Cap or crown worn by deities and Pharaohs, composed 
of the shaa and teshr. See Pharaonic head, Eg. Sal. 15. 
Shaa. —Conical cap, upper portion of the pschent, called also ou- 
obsh or white. See statue of Menephtah II., Eg. Sal. 61. 
Shenti. —Short garment worn round the loins. See statue of 
Amenof III., Eg. Sal. 21. Bronze fig. of Amoun-ra, Egypt. 
Room, Case A. div. 2, &c. 
Teshr. —The 4 red’ cap, lower portion of the pschent, cylindrical 
cap, with tall inclined peak behind and spiral ornament in front. 
See fig. Neith, Egypt. Room, Case A. div. 2. Amulets, Case 
AAA. div. 5. f 
Tosh. —Royal military cap. Bas-relief of Rameses II. (Sesostris), 
Egypt. Room, Case U. div. 4. 
ETRUSCAN ROOM. 
In this Room is a large collection of Greek and Etrus¬ 
can Yases, which are at present in course of arrange¬ 
ment. 
MEDAL ROOM. 
At the farther end of the Tenth Room is the Medal 
Room, where are deposited a large collection of Coins and 
Medals, the basis of which was formed by the cabinets of 
Sir Hans Sloane and Sir Robert Cotton, and which has 
