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Three impressions of seals; a head of Pallas, a sleeping dog, and 
hieroglyphics. Terracotta. 1 to in. dr. 
Another with Greek ? characters. Lead. 1 in. dr. 
Two slabs, with 7 names of liquid substances; below each a small 
well. One has the name and titles of Atkai. Arragonite, 5^ in. 
b., 2|- in. h. 
Div. 3. Cylindrical box for ink, with a chain for the pen case; the 
whole similar to the hieroglyphic symbol for scribe, or writing. JBronze. 
in. h. box. Of in. h. case. 
Pugillares, or folding wax tablets, for writing. A few lines of Greek 
have been written with a style on one. With them is a short curved 
style and small iron signet. Wood. 9|- in. 1., 5 in. b., ^ in. d. 
Instruments ; broad blades with recurved handles; knives lunated at 
one extremity and hooked at the other ; pair of pliers. Some of these 
were found in the same tomb with the board in Case V. Bronze. 
Small bag, found with one of the preceding instruments. Leather. 
Vj in. 1., 4|- in. h. 
Portrait of a Greeco-Egyptian female upon very thin wood. Cedar. 
1 ft. in. L, 21- in. b. 
Fragment, portion of a calendar. Calcareous stone. 8^ in. h., 6 
in. b. 
Fragment with seven lines of hieratic, commencing with a date of 
the 7th year of Horus ? in the 5th line is another date of the first of 
Payni, of the 21st year of the reign of Amenof II. Calcareous stone. 
1 ft. 1 in. b., Gf in. h. 
Moulds, with figures of Phtah, Ra, hippopotamic female deity, sym¬ 
bolic eyes, oynocephali, victims, pyramidal hieroglyphic, &c., in intaglio. 
Terracotta. 3 in. to ^ in. 1. 
Div. 4. Bricks from the Pyramids of Illahoon, Dashour, and 
Howara. Clag. Presented hy Col. Howard Vyse and J. S. Perring, 
Esq., 1840. 
CASE 40—41. BOXES, BASKETS, SPOONS, AND BRICKS. 
Div. 1. Flat rectangular baskets, platted. Palm leaves. 11 in. 1. 
8 in. h.; 8 in. 1., 6 in. h. 
Circular fragments of the bottom.s 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., 7J in. b., 9 in. d. 
Tall rectangular box, with four short legs, and a cover moving on a 
cylindrical wood hinge. Wood. Gg- m. h., 5 in. b., G in. d. 
Rectangular box or basket, with a flat cover of the same. Papyrus. 
1 ft. sq., 94 in. h. 
Rectangular box, with four legs, and curved cover; salmon coloured; 
on the top, the name and titles of Teh-kar. Wood. 104 in. h., ] ft. 
24 in. 1., 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. 5f to 34 in. 1. 
