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. A guide to the third and fourth Egyptian rooms : predynastic antiquites, mummied birds and animals, portrait statues, figures of gods, tools, implements and weapons, scarabs, amulets, jewellery, and other objects connected with the funeral rites of the ancient Egyptians . pent in each hand, a beetle, afrog, the hippopotamus goddess Thoueris, etc. On thereverse, among other figures, is that of a hawk-headedleopard, with wings and a human head growing out of hisback. A short inscription indicates that the object wasmade to give magical protection to the lady of the house, whose name was Seneb
. A guide to the third and fourth Egyptian rooms : predynastic antiquites, mummied birds and animals, portrait statues, figures of gods, tools, implements and weapons, scarabs, amulets, jewellery, and other objects connected with the funeral rites of the ancient Egyptians . pent in each hand, a beetle, afrog, the hippopotamus goddess Thoueris, etc. On thereverse, among other figures, is that of a hawk-headedleopard, with wings and a human head growing out of hisback. A short inscription indicates that the object wasmade to give magical protection to the lady of the house, whose name was Seneb I J Jj. From Thebes. XVIIIth dynasty or earlier. [No. 18,175.] 176 KorkTII KCYlTIAN KOoM—TABLE-CA No. 2. [Stamp, with figures of the two Nile-godsuniting the South and the North, and the goddtNekhebet and Uatchet, in the forms of a vulture and aserpent, seated on clusters of papyrus and lotus plants[No. 35,421]. No. 3. Ivory plaque from a box made inthe form of a pylon of a temple [No. 29,371]. No. plaque from a box, with a figure of Ra orRa-Harmachis in relief. Fine work [No. 38,183]. No. figure of a woman wearing a close-fitting cap anda pig-tail. Fine work [No. 38,185]. No. 6. Ivory seatedfigure of a boy [Xo. 30,467]. No. 7. Ivor) hippopotamus. Ivory amulet made fur the lady Senel). [No. 18,175.] [No. 35,426]. No. 8. Ivory figure of a god wearing thetriple crown [No. 35,423]. No. 9. Ivory box in the formof a water-fowl, which is giving a fish to its young[No. 5946]. Nos. 10, 11. Portions of ivory spoons[Nos. 5975, 5955]- Nos. 12-16. Pieces of ivory colouredfor inlaying [No. 32,697, etc.]. Nos. 17-19. Three ivorylegs from a box made in the form of lions legs [,465, 30,466, 29,433]. No. 20. Ivory spoon, the bowlof which is in the shape of the shell Inciina Nilotica[No. 5957]. Nos. 31-68. A fine series of spoons made of wood,carved in various ornamental shapes, many being paintedand inlaid. The most interesting are :—No. 36. Spoon, IVORY AND WOODEN S
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