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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. 
[EGYPTIAN 
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. (Mceris.) 
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§ in. 1. 
Handles of tools. Wood. 8f in. 1. to 7j in. 1. 
Blades of chisels and other tools. Bronze . 4f to 4J in. 1. 
Nails. Bronze. 4J to 14 in. 1. 
Bradawl; the iron blade of a late era. Wood. 4J in. h. Pre¬ 
sented by Sir J. G. Wilkinson , 1834. 
- Instrument twisted like a corkscrew, supposed to be used by em- 
balmers. 10| in. 1. Bronze. 
Tools or models, the peculiar use of many unknown. Several are 
inscribed with the name and titles of Atkai. Bronze. 5 to 2f- 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. 1 ft. 1| 
in. to 7 in. 1. 
Fragments of a gorget, on which are Typhon, Teoeri, lion’s head, 
camelopard, frog, and jackal-headed sceptre. Ivory. 64 to 5 in. 1., 
2k to 1J in. b. 
~ Fragments of carving; a person of high rank adoring Osiris. Wood. 
8 in. h., 5k in. 1. 
Moulds, having figures of the bird Ben; one has an enchorial in¬ 
scription on its reverse. Calcareous stone. 5.} in. sq., 1J in. th., 
44 in. b., 3 to 34 in. h., 14 to 1 in. th., 34 by 3 in. sq., by \ in. b. 
One presented by Sir J. G. Wilkinson , 1834; another by H. 
Diamond, Esq., 1837. W. 
Two fragments of a box or vase, bearing the name and prenomen of 
Tahraka. Bronze. 3 to 34 in. sq. 
Pedestal from a small statue, bearing the name and titles of Amoun- 
ra. In front are the name and titles of a queen Neithakhor (Nitocris), 
royal daughter of Psametic. Bronze. 44 in. 1., 2 in. b., 1J in. h. 
Pedestal, bearing the name and prenomen of Amasis-Neith-si. 
Ebony. 2f to 1 in. b., 1 in. h. 
Plates, pedestals, and fragments. Bronze. 4 in. 1., 2 in. b., 4 in. 
h., by f in. cube. 
Fragments; one filled with wood, another terminated by a crocodile 
and a lion-headed rod, another by a hawk-headed rod, under which 
stands the god Ra, another by the head of the koucoupha. Bronze. 
8 to 44 in. h. 
Rectangular plinths, with a leaf-shaped smoother? Arragoniie. 31 
in. b., 44 in. h., 4 in. th. ; f in. b., 1^ in. h., 4 in. th. 
Plinth; on it, Amounemopt, a royal scribe, adoring Osiris. Blue 
porcelain. 64 in. h., 4\ in. b. 
An oval disk, with a seated female deity. Bronze. 24 in. dr. 
Div. 4. Bricks, stamped with the prenomens of A men of or Amunoph 
III. (Memnon); of Rameses III. (Sesostris); of Ranofre, a deceased 
priest. Clay. 1 ft. 4 in. h., 6f in. b., 5f in. th., to 114 in. h., 5J 
in. b., 3|- in. th. Presented by Lord Prudhoe, 1834. 
Fragments of bricks. Clay. Presented by Sir J. G. Wilkinson , 
1834. 
