224 GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [EGYPTIAN 
Case for sthem, in form of the head attire of Pnebto, the son of 
Horus. Terracotta. 3^ in. h., 3|- in. b. 
Small vase or bottle for sthem, in the shape of Khons standing erect. 
Wood. 4J in. h. 
Similar vase, in form of a naked Typhonian figure. 2J in. h. 
Fine pair of sandals, made of cord. 9 in. 1. Memphis. Presented 
by Dr. Gideon Mantell , 1843. 
Div. 3. Mirror; the handle in the shape of a lotus-sceptre, with 
the head of Athor, the goddess of beauty. Bronze . 1 ft. h., 1 ft. 
J in. 1. 
Mirror, the handle in shape of a tress of hair, with two hawks. Bronze. 
5 in. h. 
Mirrors with handles of wood; one terminates in the hawk head of a 
deity; the other in a standard, with the right symbolic eye. Bronze. 
1 ft. 1J in. h. 
Mirror with ivory handle in form of a column. Bronze. 10 J 
in. h. 
Mirror with a handle of porcelain, in form of a lotus-sceptre; on it 
the name of Mentuemha, son of Hekheth. Bronze. 10^ in. h. 
Mirrors, without handles. Bronze. 6J to 4 in. dr. 
Circular mirror, in form of a box with its cover. Bronze. J in. dr. 
Vases for sthem. Basalt, arragonite. 4£ to 1£ in. h. 
Covers from similar vases. Calcareous stone, Sfc. 
Vase for sthem, held by a kneeling youth. Dark green steatite. 
3£ in. h. 
Vase for sthem, having round the body a frieze of various symbols. 
Green porcelain. 2f in. h. Memphis. 
Chinese vases, said to be found in Egyptian tombs; on one two 
bats, on the other inscription in writing hand. Presented by Sir J. 
Gardner Wilkinson, 1834-42. 
Pins for laying on sthem, or used as hair pins. Bronze, wood, 
§*c. 6 to 3£ in. 1. 
Similar pins having a bulb at one end only. Bronze, wood, bone, 
fyc. 5\ to 2J in. 1. 
Pins, &c., for the hair. Arragonite, ivory, fyc. 
Combs; one with a double row of teeth, another has the back ter¬ 
minating in the head of a cow. Wood. 4J to 2J in. 1. 
Shoes with round toes, ankle and fore straps; most of them for 
children; they were found in the basket on Shelf I. in this Case. 
See the mummy of a child in Case B B. Leather. 7J to 5J- in. 1. 
Similar shoes, coarser and stouter; one with stitched and cut orna¬ 
ments. Leather. 10 to 9 in. 1. 
Div. 4. Sandals of various forms and sizes, some with rounded, 
others with high peaked toes. Palm leaves, papyrus, and wood. 
Sandals of various forms and sizes, some with high peaked toes, as 
w’orn in the 18th and 19th dynasties. Leather. 
cases 22, 23. VASES. 
The relation of the various forms of vases to their uses is not easy 
to determine ; some appear in the hieroglyphic texts to have been appro¬ 
priated to particular substances,—as wax, wine, liquids, &c. The 
