156 GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [EGYPTIAN 
Moulds, with figures of Phtah, Ra, hippopotamic female deity, sym¬ 
bolic eyes, cynocephali, victims,pyramidal hieroglyphic, &c., in intaglio. 
Terracotta . 3 in. to in. 1. 
Div. 4. Fragments of hieratic inscriptions. Calcareous stone. 
CASE 40 — 41. BOXES, BASKETS, SPOONS, AND BRICKS. 
Div. 1. Flat rectangular baskets, platted. Palm leaves. 11 in. h 
8, in. h. ; 8 in. L, 6 in. h. 
Circular fragments of the bottoms of baskets, oval covers, and other 
pieces, some worked in colours. Various sizes. 
Div. 2. Rectangular box, veneered with white and red ivory and 
blue porcelain. Ebony. 5| in. h., 7f in. b., 9 in. d. 
Tall rectangular box, with four short legs, and a cover moving on a 
cylindrical wood hinge. Wood. 6f in. h., 5 in. b., 6 in. d. 
Rectangular box or basket, with a fiat cover of the same. Papyrus . 
1 ft. sq., 9J in. h. 
Rectangular box, with four legs, and curved cover; salmon coloured ; 
on the top, the name and titles of Teh-kar. Wood. 10^ in. h., 1 ft. 
2Jr in. L, 8 in. b. 
Rectangular box, with a pyramidal cover. On it a Cupid holding a 
flower, finches and water fowl; female figure, perhaps intended for 
Venus, standing or reclining with loose drapery. Veneered with ivory 
and inlaid in parts. 9^- in. h., 10 in. sq. Memphis. 
Small boxes, one with sliding cover. Wood. 5§ to 3J in. 1. 
Bowl-shaped box with partitions. Wood. 6 \ in. dr., 3 in. h. 
Small four-legged box with a vaulted cover; the sides and top inlaid 
with ivory stamped with circular ornaments. Wood. 6J to 3J in. h. 
Tall cylindrical boxes; one contains a substance like flour. Wood . 
5^ to 3| in. h. 
" Portion of a similar box. Horn. 4 in. h. 
Div. 3. Small vases or boxes; the tops and edges carved. Wood. 
4f to 4 in. dr., 2^ to 1J in. h. 
Box in shape of a gourd divided lengthwise. Wood. 7 in. 1. 
Semi-cylindrical box with a sliding cover. On the sides and top 
the ornament of an oskh. Wood. 5J in. 1. to 2^ in. 1. 
Circular, egg-, and cartouche-shaped spoons. Wood. 5 J to 3J in. 1. 
Shovel-shaped spoon, with handle. Wood. 5J in. 1. 
Spoon ; the handle formed by lotus flowers. Wood. 6J in. 1. 
Spoon with an egg-shaped bowl and moveable cover. The handle 
represents flowers of the papyrus. Wood. 1 ft. 1. Memphis. 
Spoons; the bowls representing the shell Indina Nilotica, held by 
a thumb and finger. Ivory, wood. 9£ to 6 in. 1. 
Spoon, with a similar bowl, which the young Horus, standing upon 
a lotus flower, 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 water plant. Wood. 7 in. 1. 
Spoon or box in shape of a fish. Ivory. 6^ 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. 
