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THE INVENTORY PLATES.
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rekhyt deeply incised. 26. The mouth of a
leopard in ivory, front and side view, with
drilled holes to be filled with inlay. 28, 29.
Pieces of the haunch of a lioness (?). 30—36.
Pieces of ivory boxes, &c. 38. Piece of an
ivory thistle or corn flower (?). 87. Part of a
square of ivory inlay with dovetail on the back,
see xliv. 29. 92. Piece of the wig of a life-size
figure, which must have been built up of varied
material, as this piece is thin. 93. Top of a staff.
96. Horn cut to imitate poles lashed together.
99. Probably part of a rope pattern inlay of
different woods.
Pl. XLI. 52. A piece of mat-pattern ivory,
with signs cut on the edges of the back, to mark
the fitting of the next piece. 55. Part of a
cylinder of ivory, probably a small case, with
recess for fitting in the bottom. 56. Part of a
thick cylinder of ivory. 57. Part of an ivory
box, with holes for lashing together. 61. Piece
of carbonized wood carved with plaited mat
pattern. 62. Piece of carbonized wood with
relief pattern, apparently of a net with weights
hung on it. 70. Piece of wood carved with
spiral pattern ; it seems to have been coated
with copper foil, secured at the row of nail
holes along the side. 73, 81. The blue glazed
ware is like that found in the previous year,
pl. xxxviii. 82, 83. 76. The flat ribbed bead,
pierced to serve as a spacer in a necklace or
bracelet, shows that such a form was already in
use. 77. Fragment of a lioness, like the pieces
on pl. xl. 28, 29. 82. Inlay of banded limestone,
see pl. xxxviii. 57. 84. Fragment of a model
cylinder seal, with ink inscription. 87. Appar-
ently a weight, with a loop top now broken
off ; as this pattern is well known in the
XlXth Dynasty and onward, this may well be
later than the tomb.
Pl. XLII. Great quantities of ivory inlay from
a box were found in the grave X 62. 37. Handle
of adze, the only early one yet found. 41. Piece
of ink-written tablet of wood. 75-77. Some pieces
of narrow ribbed violet glazed ware resemble
those from Zet, Den, and Mersekha ; they may
have been scattered from one tomb. 78. A
piece of an ivory bracelet with a royal name.
83. Block of quartzite sandstone, use un-
known.
Pl. XLIII. 10. Apparently the two legs of an
animal in ivory, from the support of some small
object. 21. A highly finished piece of wood
carving, of unknown purport. 22. Finely-carved
mat-work in wood. 23. Piece of wood with
three finger-signs engraved on it. 26. Pieces of
wood for inlaying in coarse patterns, probably
the middle pieces of the twist pattern, fig. 40,
on a large scale. 27, 28. Pieces of a large bier
carved with mat pattern ; upon such pieces are
traces of linen and of silver ornaments which
have lain on the bier.
Pl.XLIV. 1. Wood carving of a growing shoot
of reed. 2. Part of wooden throwstick. 22. Part
of another. 23. Piece of horn bracelet. 24. Piece
of wood carved with net pattern. 25. Piece of
wood carved with a pattern which is inlaid with
dark colour. 26. Piece of elaborately-carved
feathering from a large figure of a bird in wood ;
compare the finer ivory carving on pl. xxxvii.
39, 40. The above objects were found in the
earth which had been thrown over from the
tomb of Qa and mixed with that of Mersekha,
so their original place is uncertain. 27—31.
Pieces of ivory inlay showing the system of
dovetails on the slant, by which each piece
could be keyed into a wooden base, without
sliding it in a long groove.
Pl. XLV. Scarcely anything was found in
the tomb of Perabsen, and all these objects have
been noted under their classes. The same may
be said of the objects from Khasekhemui. While
the work of M. Amelineau was going on I bought
a copper axe of the same form as fig. 7Q, but
with the numerals " 43 " upon it.
35. Some analyses of the metals were made
by Dr. Gladstone, F.R.S., who has kindly com-
municated to me the following results.
The alloy of the gold was always with silver,
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rekhyt deeply incised. 26. The mouth of a
leopard in ivory, front and side view, with
drilled holes to be filled with inlay. 28, 29.
Pieces of the haunch of a lioness (?). 30—36.
Pieces of ivory boxes, &c. 38. Piece of an
ivory thistle or corn flower (?). 87. Part of a
square of ivory inlay with dovetail on the back,
see xliv. 29. 92. Piece of the wig of a life-size
figure, which must have been built up of varied
material, as this piece is thin. 93. Top of a staff.
96. Horn cut to imitate poles lashed together.
99. Probably part of a rope pattern inlay of
different woods.
Pl. XLI. 52. A piece of mat-pattern ivory,
with signs cut on the edges of the back, to mark
the fitting of the next piece. 55. Part of a
cylinder of ivory, probably a small case, with
recess for fitting in the bottom. 56. Part of a
thick cylinder of ivory. 57. Part of an ivory
box, with holes for lashing together. 61. Piece
of carbonized wood carved with plaited mat
pattern. 62. Piece of carbonized wood with
relief pattern, apparently of a net with weights
hung on it. 70. Piece of wood carved with
spiral pattern ; it seems to have been coated
with copper foil, secured at the row of nail
holes along the side. 73, 81. The blue glazed
ware is like that found in the previous year,
pl. xxxviii. 82, 83. 76. The flat ribbed bead,
pierced to serve as a spacer in a necklace or
bracelet, shows that such a form was already in
use. 77. Fragment of a lioness, like the pieces
on pl. xl. 28, 29. 82. Inlay of banded limestone,
see pl. xxxviii. 57. 84. Fragment of a model
cylinder seal, with ink inscription. 87. Appar-
ently a weight, with a loop top now broken
off ; as this pattern is well known in the
XlXth Dynasty and onward, this may well be
later than the tomb.
Pl. XLII. Great quantities of ivory inlay from
a box were found in the grave X 62. 37. Handle
of adze, the only early one yet found. 41. Piece
of ink-written tablet of wood. 75-77. Some pieces
of narrow ribbed violet glazed ware resemble
those from Zet, Den, and Mersekha ; they may
have been scattered from one tomb. 78. A
piece of an ivory bracelet with a royal name.
83. Block of quartzite sandstone, use un-
known.
Pl. XLIII. 10. Apparently the two legs of an
animal in ivory, from the support of some small
object. 21. A highly finished piece of wood
carving, of unknown purport. 22. Finely-carved
mat-work in wood. 23. Piece of wood with
three finger-signs engraved on it. 26. Pieces of
wood for inlaying in coarse patterns, probably
the middle pieces of the twist pattern, fig. 40,
on a large scale. 27, 28. Pieces of a large bier
carved with mat pattern ; upon such pieces are
traces of linen and of silver ornaments which
have lain on the bier.
Pl.XLIV. 1. Wood carving of a growing shoot
of reed. 2. Part of wooden throwstick. 22. Part
of another. 23. Piece of horn bracelet. 24. Piece
of wood carved with net pattern. 25. Piece of
wood carved with a pattern which is inlaid with
dark colour. 26. Piece of elaborately-carved
feathering from a large figure of a bird in wood ;
compare the finer ivory carving on pl. xxxvii.
39, 40. The above objects were found in the
earth which had been thrown over from the
tomb of Qa and mixed with that of Mersekha,
so their original place is uncertain. 27—31.
Pieces of ivory inlay showing the system of
dovetails on the slant, by which each piece
could be keyed into a wooden base, without
sliding it in a long groove.
Pl. XLV. Scarcely anything was found in
the tomb of Perabsen, and all these objects have
been noted under their classes. The same may
be said of the objects from Khasekhemui. While
the work of M. Amelineau was going on I bought
a copper axe of the same form as fig. 7Q, but
with the numerals " 43 " upon it.
35. Some analyses of the metals were made
by Dr. Gladstone, F.R.S., who has kindly com-
municated to me the following results.
The alloy of the gold was always with silver,