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senting Onouris, holding the lion’s tail in the left, and a club or sword 
in the right hand. In each bowl is a lump of wax of different colour. 
Wood. 7 in. 1., 4 in. b. 
Spoon with circular bowl; the handle in shape of the fish latus, with 
papyrus flowers. Wood. 74 in. h. 
Spoon; the bowl pear-shaped; on the handle, Khons-Kneph be¬ 
tween two stems of the lotus. On the head ornament two birds. 
Wood. 7^ 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, w ith 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., 6^ in. 1., 2| in. h. 
A cylindrical box containing stucco. Wood. 4 in. h., 4 in. dr. 
Brushes for colouring w alls, of fibres of palm leaves. 7 to 54 in. 1. 
Stamp for bricks, w T ith hieroglyphics, for the granaries of the temple 
of Phtah. Wood. 8 in. 1. 
Oval stamp, with the name of Amenoph III. Wood. 
CASE 42-43. BASKETS, TOOLS, ETC. 
Div. 1. Large oval basket. Palm leaves . 1 ft. 8|- in. dr., 1 ft. 7 
in. h. 
Smaller oval basket. 1 ft. 5 J in. dr., 9 in. h. 
Mallets used by the Egyptians for hammers. Wood. 104 to 1 ft. 
2 in. h. One found in the masonry of the Great Pyramid at Abooser. 
Presented by Col. Howard Yyse and J. S. Perring , Esq., 1840. 
Long rectangular staves, inscribed w’ith the name of Har-piphai. 
Wood. 2 ft. 9 to 1 ft. 4J 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. 7\ in. 1. ; saw, 1 ft. 34 in. 1.; drill, 10 to 9 in. 1. ; 
chisel, 10 in. 1. ; bradawd, 54 in. 1. ; horn for w T ater 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, 6f- in. h. Sh in. b. ; chisel, 1 ft. 14 in. 1. ; drill, 9 in. 1. ; 
bradawl, 4-f in. 1.; knife, 9^ in. 1. ; axe-blades, 94 to 34 in. 1. ; handles 
of tools, 3J in. 1. With this set w 7 as a mallet in Div. I. The blades 
of the preceding tools are of bronze. 
Other tools or models:— 
Chisels, 10J to 84 in. 1.; saw 7 s, 114 to 11 in. 1.; adzes, 6J in. h., 
74 in. L ; 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. (Moeris.) 
Model of an axe or hatchet, painted. Wood. 1 ft. 7 in. 1. 
Knife-handle. Wood. 4 in. 1. 
Horn for holding w 7 ater or oil. 4J- in. 1. 
Handles of tools. Wood. 8J in. 1. to 7f in. . 
