EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES. 
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Smaller oval basket. 1 ft. 5J in. dr., 9 in. h. 
Mallets used by the Egyptians for hammers. Wood. 104 in. to 
1 ft. 2 in. h. One found in the masonry of the Great Pyramid at 
Abooser. Presented by Col. Howard Vyse and J. S. Perring , Esq ., 
184 °. 
Long rectangular staves, inscribed with the name of Har-piphai. 
Wood. 2 ft. 9 to 1 ft. 4^- in. 1. 
Bag, found in the larger basket. Leather. 
Div. 2. Set of tools found in the same basket, consisting of— 
Drill bow, 1 ft. 1\ in. 1. ; saw, 1 ft. 3J in. 1. ; drill, 10 to 9 in. 1. ; 
chisel, 10 in. 1. ; bradawl, 5\ in. 1. ; horn for water or oil, 8J in. 1. ; 
hone, 5 in. 1.; roll of prepared leather, 6 in. b. ; drill breast-plate, 24- 
in. 1. With this set was one of the mallets in Div. 1. 
Another set of tools found in the smaller basket, consisting of— 
Adze, 6J in. h., 84 in. b. ; chisel, 1 ft. 14 in. 1. ; drill, 9 in. 1. ; 
bradawl, 4-f in. 1. ; knife, 9^- in. 1. ; axe-blades, 9J to 34 in. 1. ; handles 
of tools, 3J in. 1. With this set was a mallet in Div. 1. The blades 
of the preceding tools are of bronze. 
Other tools or models: — 
Chisels, 10^ to 84- in. 1.; saws, 114 to 11 in- 1- ; adzes, 6J in. h., 
74 in. 1. ; hatchets, 1 ft. 6 to 1 ft. 5 in. 1. 
The blades have been attached by linen bandages and an adhesive 
composition. On the blades of the larger, and handles of the smaller 
tools, is generally inscribed a line of hieroglyphics relative to Thoth- 
mes III. 
Model of an axe or hatchet, painted. Wood. 1 ft. 7 in. 1. 
Knife-handle. Wood. 4 in. 1. 
Horn for holding water or oil. 4-f in. 1. 
Handles of tools. Wood. 8J- in. to 1\ in. 1. 
Blades of chisels and other tools. Bronze. 4f to 4J in. 1. 
Nails. Bronze. 4J to 1^ in. 1. 
Mason’s chisel, found at the Sarabut el Khadem. 
Hone, found at the Sarabut el Khadem. 
Bradawl; the iron blade of a late era. Wood. 44-in. 1. Pre¬ 
sented by Sir J. G. Wilkinson , 1834. 
Instrument twisted like a corkscrew, supposed to be used by em- 
balmers. 10J in. 1. Bronze. 
Tools or models, the peculiar use of many unknown. Several are 
inscribed with the name and titles of Atai. Bronze. 5 to 2J- in. 1. 
Div. 3. Hands on handles or fore-arms; one has the head of Athor; 
the others lotus flowers; their use unknown. Wood, ivory. 1ft. 1^ 
in. to 7 in. 1. 
Fragments of a gorget, on which are Typhon, Teoeri, lion’s head, 
cameleopard, frog, and jackal-headed sceptre. Ivory. 6| to 5 in. 1., 
24 to 1J in. b. 
** Fragments of carving; a person of high rank adoring Osi/is. Wood. 
8 in. h., 5J in. 1. 
Moulds, having figures of the bird Ben; one has an enchorial in¬ 
scription on its reverse. Calcareous stone. in. sq., 1J- in. th., 
4^ in. b., 3 to 3^ in. h., 14- to 1 in. th., 3|- by 3 in. sq., by 4- in. h. 
One presented, by Sir J. G. Wilkinson, 1834; another by II. W . 
Diamond, Esq., 1837. 
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