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of the same pattern accompanied them, and such 
are commonly found with Roman remains in 
different countries. Some very small light-green 
pottery beads, flat, 'with rihhed edge, and cross 
lines on the sides, probably a very debased form 
of sacred eye, were found with the last. These 
varieties of beads are given, as dated examples, to 
York, British Museum, Bolton, Liverpool, and 
Boston. 
A small rude green pottery Anuhis, j in. high, 
shows that such were used in this period. In red 
and brown pottery a large quantity of vases, jugs, 
cups, etc. were found, which will be described 
in future ; a lamp with Egypto-Greek alpha on the 
bottom (B.M.), a rough head with globular cheeks 
and eyes (B.M.), and a little hemisphere of brown 
pottery | in. across, were removed. Two bone 
pins, 4| and 6 in. long, and rather thick in pro¬ 
portion, were found, both broken, but one with 
the lower part of a carved figure; also five pieces 
of bone boxes, which had sliding lids. Finally, 
we may note a piece of emery 3 in. across, used 
for sharpening ; a syenite pebble, of which several 
were found at San, possibly used for polishers; 
and a burnt hazel-nut. 
CHAPTER V. 
MEAStTEEMENTS AND TABLES. 
In this chapter are placed together some state¬ 
ments of details which are only of value to the 
student, but which should be published. 
At San a chain of levelling was carried up from 
the low Nile level, in the middle of June, to the top 
of the highest mound, the long distances being 
most carefully levelled by theodolite, together with 
the whole of the temple; but the measurement up 
the mound, which is of less consequence, being done 
by naked eye reading to the level horizon. Some 
other parts were approximately connected with this 
levelling also by reference to the horizon; and 
indeed in the Delta, by a slight allowance for dip, 
such a method is fairly correct. 
The following are the levels observed, stating 
them in inches above low Nile :— 
Top of Slieikh’s tomb , . 98 F. 10 in. = 1186 
Highest point of mounds ..... 1141 
Highest remaining point of great wall . . 625 
Pavement of temple, south-east comer . . 324 
Pavement of temple, north side .... 330 
Pavement of temple. Stamen's .... 347 
Pavement of pylon, granite . . * . 277 
Pavement of approach to pylon .... 217 
Door-siU of great well ..... 151 
Lowest step felt in well, under mud . . — 24 
Ground by pit nearest village . . . ,214 
Bank of river ....... 98 
High Nile.about 90 
Low Nile ........ 0 
The above are the most important. Next we 
will take the levels of the great wall, in which it 
should be stated that there are two white bands 
of mortar, four courses apaif, traceable in every 
exposed portion of the wall. These bands were 
doubtless continuous all round, and show us what 
was roughly reckoned as a level. 
Limestone jiavemeiit in south-east corner . 
. 324 
Top of back line of stone, foundation of -wall 
. 346 
^330 
.) 315 
(.297 
Lower steps of foundation .... 
Base of great wall there .... 
. 350 
(Standing on sand, into which the limestone 
is sunk.) 
Top of great wall there .... 
. 625 
Upper white line in wall:— 
At south side. 
. 424 
At end of south wall .... 
. 416 
At middle of east wall 
. 410 
At north-east corner .... 
. 420 
Lower white line : — 
At north-east corner .... 
. 396 
At north gate ..... 
. 461 
(Ground rises a good deal to north gate.) 
Next, the levels in the temple itself:— 
Pavement of pylon. 
. 277 
Second joint of stone . 
. 401 
Third joint of stone .... 
. 434 
Top of stones. 
. 486 
(These are most useful points for levelling 
with, by 
reference to the horizon.) 
Bottom of trench cut between hall and temple 
. 268 
Ground by great sphinx (Plan 51) 
. 258 
On the top of the Hyksos sphinxes (Plan 71) 
. 246 
