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DESCRIPTION OF PLATES.
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portion (probably of the same) named S i, being in
the arbitrary divisions M 2 and M I respectively of
the whole site (PL. II.). Pp. 5-8.
(b). Graffito of giraffe (1:2) scratched in surface
of a large polished pot (1:14) from the Settle-
ment.
(c). Bone objects, pins (?), horned head and brace-
let, tomb 229 of the Cemetery (L).
(d). Ivory bracelet and bead from tomb 209.
(e). Slate shuttle (?) from tomb 209 (p. 5).
(/). Stone objects from tombs 202, 215 and
(g). Marks on pots from the Cemetery L.
PL. V. Flints and other objects from Predynastic
Settlement.
(a). Vessel in form of a frog (lower surface re-
flected). P. 6.
(b). Mace heads and fragments of stone vases, &c.
P. 6.
(c). Deposits of curious natural flints (a selection).
P. 7-
(d). Hoes and small knives of flint found in the
Settlement. Pp. 7, 8.
(<?). Flint lance and implements found in the
Settlement. Pp. 7, 8.
(/). Flints collected from the desert, at the south
of the site. P. 7.
PL. VI. Bet Khallaf. Tomb of Neter-Khet.
Architectural features.
(a). General view of superstructure; photograph
taken from the south-west, afternoon. At the south
end are some small huts built by the workmen and a
tent, and against the left side some quantity of rubbish
thrown out from above during the excavation. The
scale is roughly 1 : 2,000. P. 8.
(b). Archway in descending passage, scale ap-
proximately 1 : 20. P. 9.
(c). West side of the tomb, view from the north-
west, in course of excavation.
(d). South end of the tomb, from south-east, on
day of arrival.
(<?). Internal masonry of brick, showing the method
of building in sections without bond. P. 10.
(/). The necessary excavation of the internal
masonry to relieve pressure from about the mouth
of the shaft by which the descent was made. P. 10.
PL. VII. Tomb of Neter-Khet. Plan, with longi-
tudinal and transverse section of superstructure and
substructure combined. The letterpress explains the
reference-letters. It may further be noted that in the
plan those parts of the structure which are open to
the sky are left blank, while those parts which are
under masonry or below the desert surface are indi-
cated by a hatching. The section AB shows also the
descent EF (which is not in the section line, but
parallel to it), and in a similar way such features are
shown in the section CD as do not obscure the main
purpose. Pp. 8, 9.
Pls. VIII., IX., X. Sealings from the tombs of
Neter-Khet — the impressions of cylindrical seals
rolled over caps of hard mud placed upon the pottery
and stone vessels. These drawings are enlarged from
the originals ; they are as nearly as possible facsimile,
but the great difficulty of reading and arranging the
signs and groups from broken and crumbling frag-
ments, must be an excuse for any deviation from the
original. In many instances the recovery of a single
sign involves the examination and fitting of twenty
or thirty pieces. Pp. 11, 19-24.
PL. XI. Types of alabaster vases from tomb of
Neter-Khet, with a small group selected from the
adjoining tomb K 2, and including twelve vases
photographed on a larger scale. This selection was
made with a view to showing the forms typical of the
period. P. 17.
PLS. XII., XIII., XIV, contain scale diagrams,
showing the true outline and section of the different
forms and varieties of stone vases from tomb K 1,
pictures of which appear on Pl. XII. The series is
published to a scale of 1:3, uniformly with similar
diagrams in the volumes of the Research Account
and Exploration Fund. To some of the forms the
name of the material has been tentatively added ;
but a more minute examination made subsequently
by and with the help of Professor Miers, has shown
that the varieties of stone employed, though often
superficially alike, were more numerous than at first
supposed. Stone of igneous character, as granite,
porphyry, syenite, diorite and basalt, is most common,
while the aqueous group is represented chiefly by
limestone in many varieties of colour and quality.
The Egyptian " alabaster " is to be included herein.
Pp. 17, 18.
PL. XV. Copper and flint implements from tomb
of Neter-Khet. The copper implements, a selected
group of models and serviceable instruments, are
figured to a scale of 1 : 6 (p. 18), and a group of five
from a deposit in the stairway of the tomb is shown
1 : 4. The flint implements include two knives from
the stairway, shown with the deposit (K 4) and on a
larger scale (2 : 3) below; two crescent-shaped flints
(2 : 3) from the burial chambers, and a large group of
similar form (1:5) from the vicinity of the tomb. The
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portion (probably of the same) named S i, being in
the arbitrary divisions M 2 and M I respectively of
the whole site (PL. II.). Pp. 5-8.
(b). Graffito of giraffe (1:2) scratched in surface
of a large polished pot (1:14) from the Settle-
ment.
(c). Bone objects, pins (?), horned head and brace-
let, tomb 229 of the Cemetery (L).
(d). Ivory bracelet and bead from tomb 209.
(e). Slate shuttle (?) from tomb 209 (p. 5).
(/). Stone objects from tombs 202, 215 and
(g). Marks on pots from the Cemetery L.
PL. V. Flints and other objects from Predynastic
Settlement.
(a). Vessel in form of a frog (lower surface re-
flected). P. 6.
(b). Mace heads and fragments of stone vases, &c.
P. 6.
(c). Deposits of curious natural flints (a selection).
P. 7-
(d). Hoes and small knives of flint found in the
Settlement. Pp. 7, 8.
(<?). Flint lance and implements found in the
Settlement. Pp. 7, 8.
(/). Flints collected from the desert, at the south
of the site. P. 7.
PL. VI. Bet Khallaf. Tomb of Neter-Khet.
Architectural features.
(a). General view of superstructure; photograph
taken from the south-west, afternoon. At the south
end are some small huts built by the workmen and a
tent, and against the left side some quantity of rubbish
thrown out from above during the excavation. The
scale is roughly 1 : 2,000. P. 8.
(b). Archway in descending passage, scale ap-
proximately 1 : 20. P. 9.
(c). West side of the tomb, view from the north-
west, in course of excavation.
(d). South end of the tomb, from south-east, on
day of arrival.
(<?). Internal masonry of brick, showing the method
of building in sections without bond. P. 10.
(/). The necessary excavation of the internal
masonry to relieve pressure from about the mouth
of the shaft by which the descent was made. P. 10.
PL. VII. Tomb of Neter-Khet. Plan, with longi-
tudinal and transverse section of superstructure and
substructure combined. The letterpress explains the
reference-letters. It may further be noted that in the
plan those parts of the structure which are open to
the sky are left blank, while those parts which are
under masonry or below the desert surface are indi-
cated by a hatching. The section AB shows also the
descent EF (which is not in the section line, but
parallel to it), and in a similar way such features are
shown in the section CD as do not obscure the main
purpose. Pp. 8, 9.
Pls. VIII., IX., X. Sealings from the tombs of
Neter-Khet — the impressions of cylindrical seals
rolled over caps of hard mud placed upon the pottery
and stone vessels. These drawings are enlarged from
the originals ; they are as nearly as possible facsimile,
but the great difficulty of reading and arranging the
signs and groups from broken and crumbling frag-
ments, must be an excuse for any deviation from the
original. In many instances the recovery of a single
sign involves the examination and fitting of twenty
or thirty pieces. Pp. 11, 19-24.
PL. XI. Types of alabaster vases from tomb of
Neter-Khet, with a small group selected from the
adjoining tomb K 2, and including twelve vases
photographed on a larger scale. This selection was
made with a view to showing the forms typical of the
period. P. 17.
PLS. XII., XIII., XIV, contain scale diagrams,
showing the true outline and section of the different
forms and varieties of stone vases from tomb K 1,
pictures of which appear on Pl. XII. The series is
published to a scale of 1:3, uniformly with similar
diagrams in the volumes of the Research Account
and Exploration Fund. To some of the forms the
name of the material has been tentatively added ;
but a more minute examination made subsequently
by and with the help of Professor Miers, has shown
that the varieties of stone employed, though often
superficially alike, were more numerous than at first
supposed. Stone of igneous character, as granite,
porphyry, syenite, diorite and basalt, is most common,
while the aqueous group is represented chiefly by
limestone in many varieties of colour and quality.
The Egyptian " alabaster " is to be included herein.
Pp. 17, 18.
PL. XV. Copper and flint implements from tomb
of Neter-Khet. The copper implements, a selected
group of models and serviceable instruments, are
figured to a scale of 1 : 6 (p. 18), and a group of five
from a deposit in the stairway of the tomb is shown
1 : 4. The flint implements include two knives from
the stairway, shown with the deposit (K 4) and on a
larger scale (2 : 3) below; two crescent-shaped flints
(2 : 3) from the burial chambers, and a large group of
similar form (1:5) from the vicinity of the tomb. The