BOOM.] EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES. 203 
Spoons; the bowls representing the shell Indina Nilotica, held by 
a thumb and finger. Ivory , wood. to 6 in. 1. 
Spoon, with a similar bowl, which the young Horus, standing upon 
a lotus flow r er, supports on his head. Ivory 3f in. h. Thebes. 
Spoon, with bowl in shape of a cartouche, and handle representing 
a gazelle. Within, two fish feeding on a w T ater plant. Wood. 7 in. 1. 
Spoon or box in shape of a fish. Ivory. 64 in. 1. 
Box in shape of a water fowl; the head of the bird is reverted, and 
conveys to its back a small fish which two young birds of the same 
species fly to devour. Ivory. 7 in. 1., 3 in. h. 
Circular spoon; on the edge a hawk, human face, and a lion or 
cynocephalus. The handle of lotus flowers. Wood. 5 in. 1., 3£ 
in. b. 
Circular cup, wfith two cylindrical handles. Wood. 7f in. L, 3J in. b. 
Spoons or boxes in the shape of geese swimming or trussed. 
Wood. 24 in. h., 5 \ in. 1. ; 4J in. 1., f in. h. 
Spoon; the bowl in form of the fish latus ; a fox seizing it by the 
tail forms the handle. Wood. 10^ in. 1. Memphis. 
Flat spoon, with two bowls in shape of cartouches; the handle repre¬ 
senting Onouris, holding the lion’s tail in the left, and a club or sword 
in the right hand. In each bowd is a lump of w 7 ax of different colour. 
Wood. 7 in. 1., 4 in. b. 
Spoon, with circular bowl; the handle in shape of the fish latus, with 
papyrus flow r ers. Wood. 74 in. h. 
Spoon; the bowd pear-shaped; on the handle, Khons-Kneph be¬ 
tween tw T o stems of the lotus. On the head ornament tw T o birds. 
Wood. 7-J- in. 1. Thebes. 
Div. 4. Reed from between the bricks of the walls of Sais. 1 ft. 
1 in. 1. Presented by Sir J. G. Wilkinson. 
Fragments of plaster, wdth a flow r er painted. Presented by the same. 
Fragment of stucco, imitating syenite. 5 in. 1. Presented by the 
same. 
Smoothing tools; one has its own figure engraved on it. Wood. 
94 in. 1 ., 65 in. 1 ., 2 | in. h. 
A cylindrical box containing stucco. Wood. 4 in. h., 4 in. dr. 
Brushes for colouring walls, of fibres of palm leaves. 7 to 5J in. 1. 
Stamp for bricks, with hieroglyphics, for the granaries of the temple 
of Phtah. Wood. 8 in. 1. 
Oval stamp, with the name of Amenophis III. Wood. 
CASES 42, 43. BASKETS, TOOLS, ETC. 
Div. 1. Large oval basket. Palm leaves. 1 ft. 8 J in. dr., 1 ft. 
7 in. h. 
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 ., 
1840. 
Long rectangular staves, inscribed with the name of Har-piphai. 
Wood. 2 ft. 9 to 1 ft. 4|- in. 1. 
