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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. 
[EGYPTIAN 
Blades of chisels and other tools. Bronze. 4J to 4| in. 1. 
Nails. Bronze. 4\ to 1^ in. 1. 
Bradawl; the iron blade of a late era. Wood. 4^- in. h. Pre¬ 
sented by Sir J. G. Wilkinson, 1834. 
Instrument twisted like a corkscrew, supposed to be used by em- 
balmers. 10J 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 Atho; 
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. 6^ to 5 in. 1., 
24 to 1J in. b. 
- Fragments of carving; a person of high rank adoring Osiris. Wood. 
8 in. h., 54 in. 1. 
Moulds, having figures of the bird Ben; one has an enchorial in¬ 
scription on its reverse. Calcareous stone. 5J in. sq., 1J in. th., 
4\ in. b., 3 to 34 in. h., 14 to 1 in. th., 3J by 3 in. sq., by 4 in. h. 
One presented, by Sir J. G . Wilkinson , 1834; another by H. W. 
Diamond, Esq., 1837. 
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., 1^ 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., ^ in. 
h., by § 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 4\ in. h. 
Rectangular plinths, wdth a leaf-shaped smoother? Arragonite. 1| 
in. b., 4J in. h., ^ in. th. ; J in. b., 1| in. h., \ in. th. 
Plinth; on it, Amounemopt, a royal scribe, adoring Osiris. Blue 
porcelain. 6J in. h., 4^ in. b. 
An oval disk, with a seated female deity. Bronze. 24 in. dr. 
Div. 4. Circular fragments of the bottoms of baskets, oval covers, 
and other pieces, some worked in colours. Various sizes. 
CASE 44—45. BASKETS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, PLAYTHINGS, 
WEAVING TOOLS, ETC. 
Div. 1. Oval, and circular baskets, covers, &c., of the fibres of the 
palm, some worked in with colours. Palm leaves. 1 ft. 3 in. dr., 9 
in. h., to 6 in. dr., 3 in. h. 
Div. 2. Sistram ; the handle cylindrical, with the head of Athor on 
each side; on it the head of Athor, between lion-headed uraei and 
vultures, Pasht Merephtah, seated in anaos, with Meremihi and Mereras 
holding sistra. These subjects are in outline. Bronze . 1 ft. 44 in. h. 
Temple of the Western lake , Karnak. 
