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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. 10| in. h. 
Porcelain , or opaque glass . Small vase with four 
handles, of a blue colour, with a wavy pattern, light blue, 
white, and yellow, most probably used for the toilet. 4| 
in. h. 
Porcelain , or opaque glass. Small diota of a light blue, 
with a pattern of dark blue and yellow; one handle and 
the neck broken. 4 \ in. h. Memphis. 
Div. 2.— Porcelain , or opaque glass. 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. 3§ in. h. 
Painted pottery. Double vases, connected together by 
the lip, handles, or body. 4| in. h. 
Pottery. Vase, or rather lamp in shape of a small 
bottle, with a spout; above, six small circular holes. 3 J 
in. h. Presented by J. G. Wilkinson , Esq ., 1834. 
Div. 3.— Terracotta. Vase of libations, frequently 
seen on the altars before divinities. The body has an 
oval hole through its centre. In front is a small spout, 
formed by the neck and beak of a bird. Painted on it are 
two symbolic eyes, a symbol of life with human arms, 
from the hands of which other smaller symbols of life 
are pendent; an emblem of stability, surmounted by the 
right symbolic eye ; a border of rosettes or flowers 
on each side round the aperture; these subjects are 
traced in black and red; the upper part and spout is 
fractured. In this vase the beads and emblem of sta¬ 
bility in Case R. 3. were said to have been found. 10i 
in. h. 
Terracotta. Diota, of a deep red, having in front 
Gnouris, or Mars, brandishing his sword, of grotesque 
proportions ; apparently of late workmanship. 1 ft. 1 
in. h. 
Arragonite. Diota, with flat three-handled cover, 
fitting accurately ; a line of hieroglyphics indicates that the 
vase holds “ 8 hno. and 6 parts.’ 5 10^ in. h. Lower Egypt. 
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