Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . -^ Fig. 271.—Ivory spoon, combs, and hairpins,predynastic. At Oxford. Fig. 272.—Tuskcarved withhuman face. it was stained green or red. It was in great requestfor inlaying furniture, chairs, beds, and coffers ; 30^ TiiE Industrial combs, hairpins, toiletteornaments, and delicately\vrought spoons (fig. 274)continued to be made ofi\ory, and so were dice,kohl-bottles made in theform of a hollow columnsurmounted by a capital,incense-burners shaped likea hand holding a bronzeb
Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . -^ Fig. 271.—Ivory spoon, combs, and hairpins,predynastic. At Oxford. Fig. 272.—Tuskcarved withhuman face. it was stained green or red. It was in great requestfor inlaying furniture, chairs, beds, and coffers ; 30^ TiiE Industrial combs, hairpins, toiletteornaments, and delicately\vrought spoons (fig. 274)continued to be made ofi\ory, and so were dice,kohl-bottles made in theform of a hollow columnsurmounted by a capital,incense-burners shaped likea hand holding a bronzebowl in which perfume wasburnt, and also boomerangscovered with outlines ofdivinities and fantasticanimals. Some of theseobjects are fine works ofart, as for instance a daggerhandle at Cairo in form ofa lion, or the carved ivoryplaques on a box belongingto Tuai, who lived at theend of the SeventeenthDynasty. Of the MiddleKingdom there is an ivorygaming-board 6 inches longby 4 inches broad withplaying pieces also carvedin ivory. The board isshaped like an axeblade,and rests on four ivory bullslegs ; below there is a smalldrawer of ivory and ebony OBJECTS IN IVORY AND WOOD. 309 c!osed by an ivory bolt that works in copper are ten ivory playing pieces, five with dogsheads and five with jackals heads. The ivory ofthe board is backed wi
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