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on Locks, 41 B. and 42 B. And of bronze nails 
a large quantity, some short, with very thin flat 
heads, for nailing locks, &o., on to boxes; others 
thick, and of the usual form. 
Many iron nails also were found; one has a 
large hemi-spherical head of bronze, 1 inch 
across; another is riveted over a bronze washer. 
Some pieces of iron knives are like those of 
Bakakhuiu; and also in iron there is the handle of 
a chisel; a key 3 in. long (B. M.) ; a smaller key; 
a sickle 5|in. long (B. M.) (Frontispiece, 9), and 
the end of another; a staple with a head beyond 
the eye, in order that the blows of the hammer 
should not beat the eye out of shape (B. M.); a 
staple and hook; a cramp, 6|- in. long ; and a 
hook-catch for a box, 2f in. long, with the nail 
on which it turned (B. M.).. 
60. The glass objects from this house are the 
most important pieces of glass found at San, and 
they appear to be Roman rather than Egyptian. 
The greatest novelty, to our knowledge of ancient 
work, is the glass, zodiac, which is drawn on a 
sheet of clear greenish glass, 1.3 inches square, 
its thickness being about inch, but variable. 
This has had first a border-line of gilding ^ inch 
from the edge ; within this two circles of gilding, 
11'6 and 11'2 diameter. The space inside the 
inner circle is divided into twelve compartments 
by radial lines, the compartments about H inches 
across and 2^ inches along. In these compart¬ 
ments are heads emblematic of the months, 
painted in red ochre on the glass. The top com¬ 
partment in the circle (for a line through the 
centres of the compartments is square with the 
edges of the glass) has a full-face female bust 
draped, slightly looking to the left; this is for 
the month to which Aries belongs, March, the 
opening of the Roman year. Next to this (going 
round in the order of a clock face) is a youthful 
head and shoulders, full face, with short horns 
budding on the top of the head, the head being 
bent somewhat to the lower side; this is for 
April, Taurus. In the next compartment are two 
busts, side by side, the faces slightly turned 
tow'ard each other, above their heads two stars of 
gold foil: these are Gemini. The base line of 
this group is on the side of the compartment, as 
are the five following ones around the circle. Next 
to this is a female bust slightly turned inward to 
the left; around the hair are four short legs of a 
crab on either side, and two large claws rising 
above the head : this is Cancer. Next a youthful 
bust, also slightly turned to the left, with bushy 
hair, intended for Leo. Next a female bust, the 
face slightly to the left, thin featured, and draped 
around the shoulders, representing Virgo. Next 
another female bust, with fuller face, and sprightly, 
but without any distinctive sign; this must be 
Libra by the sequence. Next a female bust again, 
also turning slightly to the left, with four scor¬ 
pion’s legs on either side of the head, and two 
long claws rising above the head, representing 
Scorpio. The compartment for Sagittarius is 
two-thirds broken away, and the remaining frag¬ 
ment appears unintelligible. Next comes a side- 
face head of an old man with short beard, looking 
to the left, with a semicircle from side to side 
enclosing the head above; this semicircle is broad 
at the back of the head and tapers to a point in 
front; it may be intended for a goat’s horn, as the 
sign is Capricornus: here the base of the figure 
is toward the centre of the circle again. The 
next compartment has lost most of the colouring, 
and the subject is not intelligible; it must be 
intended for Aquarius. Lastly, a side-face turned 
to the right, but much injured, is shown for Pisces. 
Thus ten of the twelve emblematic heads of the 
months can be traced, and seven of them are in 
fairly clear condition. 
Within this circle of heads are two gold-foil 
circles, 8’1 and 7-7 inches diameter. Within 
the inner circle are twelve compartments, corre¬ 
sponding to those containing the heads of the 
months. These compartments contained the 
signs of the months, laid on in gold foil: but, 
unhappily, they are nearly all lost. Aries is 
perfect, the ram running to the left, looking back. 
