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catalogue of egyptian antiquities. 41
It is a tile of the fine white composition of the
pottery of the mummy figures, 2\ inches wide and
35- inches long, but its original length must have
been at least 4 inches. Such pieces of glazed tile
with colours burnt in, and also with ornaments and
hieroglyphics in relief, were inserted into walls, and
there is a chamber under the Step Pyramid of Sakkara
which had been entirely incrusted with these small
tiles of fine earth covered with a light blue glaze.
The style of work of this fragment is of the XVIIIth
Dynasty. The man seems to be a foreigner, and the
dog is excessively large in proportion to the man.
117. Rudely Formed Vase, which is sealed up,
and to the sealing matter is attached some bugle
mummy beads. — The vase has been carelessly
decorated with colour. 3§ inches high, 2-| inches
wide. This vase has since been opened by boring a
small hole in it, and was found to contain beads.
118. Head of a Female in hard wood, smaller
than life. The face is 4 inches long.
119. Small Vase, containing some aromatic drug,
over which is placed some mummy rag. —Coarse red
baked earth, 2 inches high, 2^ inches wide,
120. An Ornament in Pottery, covered with a
blue glaze.—2 inches long. Apparently the handle
of a vase.
121. Glass Bottle.—3 inches long, 1 inch wide.
122. Dark Green Glass.
123. A Tubular Vessel, with coarse furrows on
it, made out of the cylindrical bone of a ruminant.
It is stopped up at one end by a piece of mummy
It is a tile of the fine white composition of the
pottery of the mummy figures, 2\ inches wide and
35- inches long, but its original length must have
been at least 4 inches. Such pieces of glazed tile
with colours burnt in, and also with ornaments and
hieroglyphics in relief, were inserted into walls, and
there is a chamber under the Step Pyramid of Sakkara
which had been entirely incrusted with these small
tiles of fine earth covered with a light blue glaze.
The style of work of this fragment is of the XVIIIth
Dynasty. The man seems to be a foreigner, and the
dog is excessively large in proportion to the man.
117. Rudely Formed Vase, which is sealed up,
and to the sealing matter is attached some bugle
mummy beads. — The vase has been carelessly
decorated with colour. 3§ inches high, 2-| inches
wide. This vase has since been opened by boring a
small hole in it, and was found to contain beads.
118. Head of a Female in hard wood, smaller
than life. The face is 4 inches long.
119. Small Vase, containing some aromatic drug,
over which is placed some mummy rag. —Coarse red
baked earth, 2 inches high, 2^ inches wide,
120. An Ornament in Pottery, covered with a
blue glaze.—2 inches long. Apparently the handle
of a vase.
121. Glass Bottle.—3 inches long, 1 inch wide.
122. Dark Green Glass.
123. A Tubular Vessel, with coarse furrows on
it, made out of the cylindrical bone of a ruminant.
It is stopped up at one end by a piece of mummy