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Pair of cymbals, united by a band of linen. Bronze. 5J in. dr. 
Div. 3. Doll, terminating at the thighs. The head has several 
holes, with pegs by which the hair has been attached. Wood. 8 in. h. 
Flat dolls ; one only has a head, w T ith long hair of clay beads ; one 
has on it the goddess Teoeri. Wood. 8J to 7 in. h. 
Draughtsmen of various sizes, generally conical, with globular tops; 
one has the head of a cat; others are pyramidal; under one is the 
figure of a jackal. Wood, porcelain, Sfc. 3 to J in. h. 
Dice of uncertain time. 
Ball, stuffed w T ith chaff; others platted. Leather, palm leaves. 
2\ in. dr. 
Fish, the scales indicated by black paint. Wood. 4§ in. 1. 
Models of fruit, balls, eggs, &c. Porcelain. 2J to 1 in. dr. 
Div. 3—4. Linen cloths of various sizes and shades, and of 
different texture. Some have a selvage of blue lines. 4 ft. to 1 ft. 
6 in. b. 
Specimen of Egyptian linen bleached by the modern process, and 
portion of the original. 6 in. b. Presented by Mr. J. Dodd. 
Portions of bandages from a Graeco-Egyptian mummy, with leaden 
seals, on which is a bearded head, of the time of the Antonines, and the 
word Copros. * 
Skeins of thread, some dyed of a reddish colour. 
Spindles and knitting needles. Wood. 9J to 9 in. 1. 
Spindles; one has a base of plaster, on which is inscribed the symbol 
“ Ement.; ” others are wrapped in cloth; and one is attached to a 
skein of thread. Wood. 1 ft. 1 in. to 10 in. 1. 
Needles for sewing. Bronze. 3 to 3J in. 1. 
Hackle for dressing flax or hemp. Wood. 4 in. sq. 
CASES 46—50. MUMMIES, COFFINS, ETC. 
Div. 1. Mummy. On the head is a gilt mask, and round the neck 
a coloured oskh. 4 ft. in. 1. 
Mummies unrolled and wrapped up again. 
Coffin, of which the cover and upper end is of a far earlier epoch 
than the sides. On it is a deceased priest in adoration to Osiris, 
Anubis, Amset, Hape, Tuautmautf, and Kebhsnauf. In it is the mummy 
of a child. Sycamore. 2 ft. 11 in. 1., 10 in. b., 1 ft. J in. h. 
Small coffin, in which is the mummy of a child, covered with 
painted linen, representing the face of the deceased, Kebhsnauf and 
Sioumautf, &c. 1 ft. 7J in. 1., 5J in. b. 
Coffin, containing the mummy of a child. 1 ft. 7 Jin 1., 5J in. b. 
Div. 2. Sides of a coffin, covered with representations of deities ; 
among which are the judgment scene, the burning pool of the Amenti, 
and the boat of the sun. Wood. 5 ft. 10 in. 1., 11 in. h. 
Part of the mummy-shaped coffin of king Men-ka-re, the My- 
cerinus or Mencheres of the Greeks, builder of the third pyramid. 
Wood. 4 ft. 2 in. 1 . Found in the third pyramid by Col. Howard 
Vyse, 1837, and presented by him in 1838. 
Part of a body, supposed to be that of king Men-ka-re, found 
in the third pyramid by Col. Howard Vyse in 1837. With a fragment 
of its woollen wrapper. Presented by Col. Howard Vyse, 1838. 
