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ANTIQUITIES FROM THE TUMULI.
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ascertained, they are all of Red Sea species, and may still be
found at Suez.
Spoon, PI. xv. 19, made of half a large shell, Strombus
tricornis (1), from the brick tomb III. 2.
Tridacna elongata, two specimens in I. They would serve
well for lamps, but show no trace of burning ; probably they
were to be used as spoons.
Another bivalve, Spondylus sp. (?), with a hole bored in the
middle, from the child's grave, IV. 8.
Small ornaments. In the adult's grave, III. 20, a broken
bead was found of an irregular pipe shape. " Phoenician "
opaque glass, white and black bands, measuring about 1'3.
In three children's graves, which, as containing nothing of
value, had been left unrifled, beads and other ornaments
were found, viz.:
III. 5. see PI. xv., an eyeball a, of black and white glass,
no doubt formed the central pendant of a necklace. The
beads were :—
Material.
Form in plane of
axis.
Size.
Form in
the Plate
Remarks.
Glass, opaque.bands 1
of black, pale blue [
or green, and 1
whitish (?) J
Glass, opaque,white, ^
pale blue or green, >
red eyes. )
Glass, decomposed.
Porcelain, pale blue.
Irregular oval.
Oval.
Rounded.
1A x 4
X ■£ tO
10^10
3 v 5
3 2 «*> 3 2
1 V 8
32 A 3 2
b.
c.
e. also d.
f.
One speci-
men.
Several.
Several.
Abundant.
Also a number of pierced univalve shells g. Apparently
Nerita crassilabrum.
In IV. 2 (see PI. xv.), were found two ivory studs ?for the
ears ; two very coarse green glazed pottery scarabs a, with the
prenomen of Rameses III., another b, with three disked urad
upon the sign v___' ; three small eyes c, and six plain rings d,
all of the same ware. Also some cowries e (Cyprsea moncta
(?) abundant at Suez) with the backs cut away, and other
shells/" (Ancilla sp. ?) like rice shells, and imitations of them
in white glazed ware, g. IV. 2 was clearly a child's grave.
Unfortunately the workmen opened it in my absence. I
did not at the time observe that the scarabs bore inscriptions,
owing to the faintness of the impression and the dust upon'
them, but I was delighted to find this confirmation of the
date on opening the bag containing them in England. The
beads were :—
Material.
Form in plane of
axis.
Size.
Form in
the Plate.
Remarks.
Glass, opaque, blue, |
and greenish I
white (?) with red t
Oval and ir-
regular.
nV X i to
10 A 10
Two speci-
mens.
eyes. J
Glass, greenish. £
Glacs, blackish, de- \
composed. 1
Porcelain, greenish.
Porcelain, yellowish (
white. (.
Irregular,
rounded.
Irregular,
rounded, circu-
lar, or oval.
Short.
Irregular, oval,
or pipe-shaped.
32 32
AX^to
To X 3V
To" X
8 v X
10 A B
fc. j.
h.
9-
One speci-
men.
Numerous.
A few.
Numerous,
rather
irregular.
In IV. 8, see PI. xvi,, the ornaments consisted of a well-
formed green-glazed steatite scarab of Ra men kheper a, a
small rude scarab in green glazed ware b, and the following
beads:
Material.
Eed jasper and car- C
nelian. ^
f
Carnelian.
Black opaque (
glass (?) I
Pale green and blue "j
transluoent glass. )
Do. f
Pale blue translu- f
cent glass. |
Glass, variegated
yellowish white (
and blue, with red C
eyes. Opaque. )
Decomposed glass,
opaque, varie-
gated.
Pale greenish blue )
porcelain. i
Yellow porcelain.
Form in plane of
Bounded or
oval.
Sharply cari-
nated.
Square, corners
cut off.
Bounded.
Bluntly carina-
ted to rounded.
Sharply cari-
nated.
Circular or
oval.
Size.
(Axial
length x
diameter.)
1 V 5
8 A T2'
To" X to
? A 32
1 V 1
T * "8
3 w 5
16 To
ixito
s y A
32 4
10 ^ S
¥ X -nj- to
A X A
4 A 4
Irregular oval. Ug*
To X —
Short.
_i_ v _s_
10 ^ 10
and rather
smaller.
-A- v _L_
32 A 10
1- V 3
10 32
Form in
the Plate.
e., Ac.
9-
e.
9-
, and d
f-
Remarks.
Numerous.
Numerous.
One speci-
men.
A few.
Several,
rather ir-
regular.
One speci.
men.
Several.
Many.
Abundant.
A few.
Several, some
chained in
pairs.
An intact adult's grave would, no doubt, have furnished
us with more valuable ornaments. We found a few objects
that had been overlooked by the robbers, namely :—
In III. 20 a broken bead, irregular pipe-shaped, of opaque
" Phoenician " glass, banded white and black. 1 inch X
From III. and IV: a beautiful jasper scarab in
gold setting, but miserably engraved with (appa-
rently) the prenomen of Rameses VI., PI. xvi. 1.
Fig. 2, in glazed steatite, with a fragment of its bronze and
silver setting.
Fig. 3, in greenish porcelain.
Fig. 4, set in gold with a silver ring, green glazed
steatite.
All of these differ entirely in condition from those found
in the Tell. They were handed to me at the graves fresh-
found, and with the fragile settings still with them. I do
not hesitate to accept them as found in these tumuli.
Two letter-like marks were found, one resembling M, PI.
xvi. 6, or the Phoenician shin, was incised before baking on the
head-piece of II. 1 ; the other C, PI. xvi., 5, perhaps doubt-
fully authentic, was rudely scraped on a vase in III. 2. The
remains in both of these graves arc necessarily of the same
date as the rest, viz., XXth dynasty.
Tumulus VIII. stands by itself nearer the edge
of the desert, west of the depression, and on a hank
between it and a second depression. It is probably
a natural drift in which the graves were excavated.
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ascertained, they are all of Red Sea species, and may still be
found at Suez.
Spoon, PI. xv. 19, made of half a large shell, Strombus
tricornis (1), from the brick tomb III. 2.
Tridacna elongata, two specimens in I. They would serve
well for lamps, but show no trace of burning ; probably they
were to be used as spoons.
Another bivalve, Spondylus sp. (?), with a hole bored in the
middle, from the child's grave, IV. 8.
Small ornaments. In the adult's grave, III. 20, a broken
bead was found of an irregular pipe shape. " Phoenician "
opaque glass, white and black bands, measuring about 1'3.
In three children's graves, which, as containing nothing of
value, had been left unrifled, beads and other ornaments
were found, viz.:
III. 5. see PI. xv., an eyeball a, of black and white glass,
no doubt formed the central pendant of a necklace. The
beads were :—
Material.
Form in plane of
axis.
Size.
Form in
the Plate
Remarks.
Glass, opaque.bands 1
of black, pale blue [
or green, and 1
whitish (?) J
Glass, opaque,white, ^
pale blue or green, >
red eyes. )
Glass, decomposed.
Porcelain, pale blue.
Irregular oval.
Oval.
Rounded.
1A x 4
X ■£ tO
10^10
3 v 5
3 2 «*> 3 2
1 V 8
32 A 3 2
b.
c.
e. also d.
f.
One speci-
men.
Several.
Several.
Abundant.
Also a number of pierced univalve shells g. Apparently
Nerita crassilabrum.
In IV. 2 (see PI. xv.), were found two ivory studs ?for the
ears ; two very coarse green glazed pottery scarabs a, with the
prenomen of Rameses III., another b, with three disked urad
upon the sign v___' ; three small eyes c, and six plain rings d,
all of the same ware. Also some cowries e (Cyprsea moncta
(?) abundant at Suez) with the backs cut away, and other
shells/" (Ancilla sp. ?) like rice shells, and imitations of them
in white glazed ware, g. IV. 2 was clearly a child's grave.
Unfortunately the workmen opened it in my absence. I
did not at the time observe that the scarabs bore inscriptions,
owing to the faintness of the impression and the dust upon'
them, but I was delighted to find this confirmation of the
date on opening the bag containing them in England. The
beads were :—
Material.
Form in plane of
axis.
Size.
Form in
the Plate.
Remarks.
Glass, opaque, blue, |
and greenish I
white (?) with red t
Oval and ir-
regular.
nV X i to
10 A 10
Two speci-
mens.
eyes. J
Glass, greenish. £
Glacs, blackish, de- \
composed. 1
Porcelain, greenish.
Porcelain, yellowish (
white. (.
Irregular,
rounded.
Irregular,
rounded, circu-
lar, or oval.
Short.
Irregular, oval,
or pipe-shaped.
32 32
AX^to
To X 3V
To" X
8 v X
10 A B
fc. j.
h.
9-
One speci-
men.
Numerous.
A few.
Numerous,
rather
irregular.
In IV. 8, see PI. xvi,, the ornaments consisted of a well-
formed green-glazed steatite scarab of Ra men kheper a, a
small rude scarab in green glazed ware b, and the following
beads:
Material.
Eed jasper and car- C
nelian. ^
f
Carnelian.
Black opaque (
glass (?) I
Pale green and blue "j
transluoent glass. )
Do. f
Pale blue translu- f
cent glass. |
Glass, variegated
yellowish white (
and blue, with red C
eyes. Opaque. )
Decomposed glass,
opaque, varie-
gated.
Pale greenish blue )
porcelain. i
Yellow porcelain.
Form in plane of
Bounded or
oval.
Sharply cari-
nated.
Square, corners
cut off.
Bounded.
Bluntly carina-
ted to rounded.
Sharply cari-
nated.
Circular or
oval.
Size.
(Axial
length x
diameter.)
1 V 5
8 A T2'
To" X to
? A 32
1 V 1
T * "8
3 w 5
16 To
ixito
s y A
32 4
10 ^ S
¥ X -nj- to
A X A
4 A 4
Irregular oval. Ug*
To X —
Short.
_i_ v _s_
10 ^ 10
and rather
smaller.
-A- v _L_
32 A 10
1- V 3
10 32
Form in
the Plate.
e., Ac.
9-
e.
9-
, and d
f-
Remarks.
Numerous.
Numerous.
One speci-
men.
A few.
Several,
rather ir-
regular.
One speci.
men.
Several.
Many.
Abundant.
A few.
Several, some
chained in
pairs.
An intact adult's grave would, no doubt, have furnished
us with more valuable ornaments. We found a few objects
that had been overlooked by the robbers, namely :—
In III. 20 a broken bead, irregular pipe-shaped, of opaque
" Phoenician " glass, banded white and black. 1 inch X
From III. and IV: a beautiful jasper scarab in
gold setting, but miserably engraved with (appa-
rently) the prenomen of Rameses VI., PI. xvi. 1.
Fig. 2, in glazed steatite, with a fragment of its bronze and
silver setting.
Fig. 3, in greenish porcelain.
Fig. 4, set in gold with a silver ring, green glazed
steatite.
All of these differ entirely in condition from those found
in the Tell. They were handed to me at the graves fresh-
found, and with the fragile settings still with them. I do
not hesitate to accept them as found in these tumuli.
Two letter-like marks were found, one resembling M, PI.
xvi. 6, or the Phoenician shin, was incised before baking on the
head-piece of II. 1 ; the other C, PI. xvi., 5, perhaps doubt-
fully authentic, was rudely scraped on a vase in III. 2. The
remains in both of these graves arc necessarily of the same
date as the rest, viz., XXth dynasty.
Tumulus VIII. stands by itself nearer the edge
of the desert, west of the depression, and on a hank
between it and a second depression. It is probably
a natural drift in which the graves were excavated.