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THE INVENTORY PLATES.
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found by accident in the Osiris temenos last year.
The soil was so wet that the bones were mostly
dissolved; and only fragments of the skull,
crushed under-an inverted slate bowl, were pre-
served. The head had been laid upon a sand-
stone corn grinder. The beautiful ivory duck
dish found by the head was figured last year
(B. T. i., xxxvii. 1, and see pp. 27, 28, for list of
the pottery). Around the sides of the tomb
were over two dozen jars of pottery, most of them
large. And near the body were sixteen stone
vases and bowls, drawn in this pi. xxxiii. Some
of the forms, such as 3, 7, 8, are new to us. The
strange three-sided pottery bowl, 22, is scarcely
known elsewhere, except in stone (see pi. 1. 151).
A few beads lay by the neck (16—21), with a
bit of a shell bangle (23), and a piece of shell
scraper (24). A few flint flakes were scattered
in the grave (26—35). As there is no museum in
England where such a complete tomb can be
placed, it was sent to Philadelphia, in order that
the whole series should be arranged as originally
found. The age of it is certainly close to the
reign of Mena, as is seen on comparing the
pottery forms B. T. i., pis. xxxix., xl., xli.,
xlii., on which everything from this tomb is
marked M.I.
Pl. XXXIV. 19, 20. Carved ivory hands
from statuettes ; compare pl. xxxviii. 54. 21.
This portion of a dog is also in pl. viA. 9. 22.
This forepart of a dog is like one found by De
Morgan in the Naqada Mena-tomb. 56—61.
Rods of ivory with flat ends, but longer than
these, were found in prehistoric tombs (Naqada
vii., lxi.). 74. The carving of a bundle of reeds
bound together is also in xxxix. 47, and xliii.
35—37. 81. An ivory spoon of the same form
as the later prehistoric spoons. 82, 83. An ear
of corn, also photographed in pl. vi. 17. 84,
86, 91. Pieces of small bowls of ivory.
Pl. XXXV. 2, 3,4. Portions of boxes of ivory.
7, 9, 10, 15. Parts of the heads of staves or
chair legs. 11. Pieces of long conical ivory
rod ; many such were found, but none fitted to-
gether, so it is probable that there were several
such rods. 12, 13. Portions of ivory boxes ; 13
has a long division clown the middle of it;
for the inscription see pl. v. 4. 18. Parts of a
thin division, such as that in box 13. 20. A
hollowed-out base of ivory, drawn on the under
side to show the cutting and holes. 24—40.
Fragments of ivory bracelets, showing the
section, and below it the curvature of the frag-
ment. 41—48. Fragments of decorated bracelets
of ivory. 49—52. Fragments of thin bangles
of ivory. 53—72. Fragments of bangles of
various stones, &c.; the cloudy chalcedony (58)
is the most striking of these, being highly
polished. 77. A piece of the clear green ser-
pentine which is frequent in prehistoric work.
78—79. Pieces of malachite cut for ornament.
80. A serpent head of lazuli highly polished;
this is one of the very few things that might be
of uncertain age ; and though the snake head
(pl. vi. 2) shows that this might occur then, yet
its work is so much like that of later times that
it may belong to some offering to Osiris. There
were a few distinctly late objects found, due to
the Osiris worship here, which we do not notice
in this volume ; but scarcely anything found is
of doubtful age. 81. A lazuli plaque shows
that other jewellery like that of pl. i. 1 existed
here. 83. The overlaying of wood with thin
sheet copper was a favourite manufacture ; the
sheet is usually attached by a close row of very
small nails.
Pl. XXXVI. Many pieces of wooden throw-
sticks were found, all of which I compared to-
gether, and any possible connections were
observed. It is not certain that the pieces in
figs. 1, 2, 14, are really connected, but they
serve to explain one another. 3—13. Many
pieces of wooden wands were found carved in
the form of shoots of a reed or rush ; nearly
all have been burnt, and broken into small
pieces. 23, 24, 25. Pieces of unknown objects
carved in wood. 27—30. Pieces of thin wood with
incised pattern, probably copied from feathers
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found by accident in the Osiris temenos last year.
The soil was so wet that the bones were mostly
dissolved; and only fragments of the skull,
crushed under-an inverted slate bowl, were pre-
served. The head had been laid upon a sand-
stone corn grinder. The beautiful ivory duck
dish found by the head was figured last year
(B. T. i., xxxvii. 1, and see pp. 27, 28, for list of
the pottery). Around the sides of the tomb
were over two dozen jars of pottery, most of them
large. And near the body were sixteen stone
vases and bowls, drawn in this pi. xxxiii. Some
of the forms, such as 3, 7, 8, are new to us. The
strange three-sided pottery bowl, 22, is scarcely
known elsewhere, except in stone (see pi. 1. 151).
A few beads lay by the neck (16—21), with a
bit of a shell bangle (23), and a piece of shell
scraper (24). A few flint flakes were scattered
in the grave (26—35). As there is no museum in
England where such a complete tomb can be
placed, it was sent to Philadelphia, in order that
the whole series should be arranged as originally
found. The age of it is certainly close to the
reign of Mena, as is seen on comparing the
pottery forms B. T. i., pis. xxxix., xl., xli.,
xlii., on which everything from this tomb is
marked M.I.
Pl. XXXIV. 19, 20. Carved ivory hands
from statuettes ; compare pl. xxxviii. 54. 21.
This portion of a dog is also in pl. viA. 9. 22.
This forepart of a dog is like one found by De
Morgan in the Naqada Mena-tomb. 56—61.
Rods of ivory with flat ends, but longer than
these, were found in prehistoric tombs (Naqada
vii., lxi.). 74. The carving of a bundle of reeds
bound together is also in xxxix. 47, and xliii.
35—37. 81. An ivory spoon of the same form
as the later prehistoric spoons. 82, 83. An ear
of corn, also photographed in pl. vi. 17. 84,
86, 91. Pieces of small bowls of ivory.
Pl. XXXV. 2, 3,4. Portions of boxes of ivory.
7, 9, 10, 15. Parts of the heads of staves or
chair legs. 11. Pieces of long conical ivory
rod ; many such were found, but none fitted to-
gether, so it is probable that there were several
such rods. 12, 13. Portions of ivory boxes ; 13
has a long division clown the middle of it;
for the inscription see pl. v. 4. 18. Parts of a
thin division, such as that in box 13. 20. A
hollowed-out base of ivory, drawn on the under
side to show the cutting and holes. 24—40.
Fragments of ivory bracelets, showing the
section, and below it the curvature of the frag-
ment. 41—48. Fragments of decorated bracelets
of ivory. 49—52. Fragments of thin bangles
of ivory. 53—72. Fragments of bangles of
various stones, &c.; the cloudy chalcedony (58)
is the most striking of these, being highly
polished. 77. A piece of the clear green ser-
pentine which is frequent in prehistoric work.
78—79. Pieces of malachite cut for ornament.
80. A serpent head of lazuli highly polished;
this is one of the very few things that might be
of uncertain age ; and though the snake head
(pl. vi. 2) shows that this might occur then, yet
its work is so much like that of later times that
it may belong to some offering to Osiris. There
were a few distinctly late objects found, due to
the Osiris worship here, which we do not notice
in this volume ; but scarcely anything found is
of doubtful age. 81. A lazuli plaque shows
that other jewellery like that of pl. i. 1 existed
here. 83. The overlaying of wood with thin
sheet copper was a favourite manufacture ; the
sheet is usually attached by a close row of very
small nails.
Pl. XXXVI. Many pieces of wooden throw-
sticks were found, all of which I compared to-
gether, and any possible connections were
observed. It is not certain that the pieces in
figs. 1, 2, 14, are really connected, but they
serve to explain one another. 3—13. Many
pieces of wooden wands were found carved in
the form of shoots of a reed or rush ; nearly
all have been burnt, and broken into small
pieces. 23, 24, 25. Pieces of unknown objects
carved in wood. 27—30. Pieces of thin wood with
incised pattern, probably copied from feathers