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NOTES ON PLATES.
rough
fubt, Ei
§ almost
as in X, 7, 8, or ornamented as in X, II. See drawings
on Pl. IX. Compare with this the leather painted
with zigzags found in a prehistoric tomb (Naqada
LXIV, 104).
Pl. XL Ivory figures, Dyn. 0. The first figure,
of which three views are given, represents a woman
with the same deformity of the legs as in the well-
known figures of Ptah-Sokar. This was probably a
pathological deformity as in the glazed figure in
Pl. XVIII, 7. The lower figure, also in three positions,
is that of a captive, bound at the elbows and round
the waist, who wears a beard and pigtail. It was
carved for the leg of some piece of furniture, and has
a square tenon on the top to secure it in place. Of
the ivories a dozen went to Philadelphia, and all the
rest to Oxford.
PL. XII. Carved ivory, Dyn. 0. No. 1 is part
of a rod of ivory, here drawn developed on the
flat.
2 has a scorpion, and probably therefore belongs
to the king so designated.
3 is a flat piece, probably from a box.
4 is a mace head with three rows of bound captives
around it, as shown in the developed drawing.
5, 6 are bound figures of captives from the decora-
tion of some furniture.
7, part of a figure of a dog, in the round.
8, a round piece, drawn developed flat.
9 is the handle of a spoon, with an animal resting
its nose on the brim of the bowl. (See Naqada,
PL. LXI.2. 3.)
Pl. XIII. Dyn. 0. Portions of two ivory wands
which probably terminated in gazelle heads. For
examples of the use of such in dancing see DeshasJieh
Pl. XII.
Pl. XIV. Carved tusk, Dyn. 0. (Cairo Mus.) The
main interest of this is that it shows the long facade
of a building, which has bucrania, or else rams' skulls,
hung over the door. This reminds us of the great
masses of skulls of animals, cut away at the back,
and decorated with paint, which were used for
decorating buildings, by the Libyan (" Pan-grave ")
invaders of Egypt, after the Xllth dynasty. Hence
this appears to have been a Libyan custom, through-
out.
PL. XV. Ivory cylinders, Dyn. 0. These are
sketched on the scale of 1 : 3, and developed on the
flat to double that size. Some of them were probably
fitted together as an ivory sceptre.
Nos. 1, 2, 4, bear repetitions of the king smiting
the bound enemy.
No. 6 has the Ka-arms of the curved form shown
in Pl. XXXIV.
No. 7 shows, in the middle line, the tail of the fish
and the chisel of Nar-mer, whose arms are represented
in front holding a stick to smite the enemies. Above
the name is a vulture with outspread wings, the
emblem of protection.
Pl. XVI. Carved ivory, Dyn. 0. Nos. I, 2, are
opposite sides of an ivory blade, which, from the
notching of the inner edge, may possibly be a cere-
monial implement. The manner in which men are
shown attending to the monstrous animals should be
observed. The photographs of these carvings will
appear in the next volume. No. 4 has been described
under PL. VI.
Nos. 6, 7, 8 are bulls' legs from furniture, closely
like those found, under the next reign, in the tomb of
Mena.
Pl. XVII. Dyn. 0. The limestone vase, bearing a
scorpion in relief, doubtless belonged to the Scorpion
King. The serpentine vase has bulls'-head handles
perforated, with the mountain-sign below each. The
carved ivory, below, is part of another wand.
PL. XVIII. Dyn. 0, with exceptions. No. 1, A
limestone figure of a monkey seated, with a young
one taking shelter in front of it.
2, glazed pottery plaque (front and back views)
with projection and hole in the back, to key it in the
plastering of a wall, like the glazed tiles of the step-
pyramid of Saqqara. Note the sign incised on the
back, which may denote the upper edge.
No. 3, lapis lazuli figure of a woman ; the cross-
ing of the arms on the body, the flat form of it, and
the bent knees, all recall the Greek Island-figures.
No. 4. figure of seated infant, carved in chrysocolla.
No. 5. figure of a hawk (two views), carved in schist.
This is the most advanced hawk-figure that is known
at this date.
No. 6, piece of diorite dish of Khufu ; this was
found separately.
No. 7, glazed pottery figure of abnormal form.
(See Verhand. Berl. Ges. Anthrop. 1898, p. 57.)
No. 8, model vase, 12, model stand, 13, model dish
with offering, 9, model animal, all of glazed pottery.
10, 11, 14, Frogs carved in various stones.
15. Scorpion carved in clear green serpentine.
16. Tail of a scorpion in rock-crystal.
17. Oval mace-head in rock-crystal.
18. Glazed figure of some quadruped, dog?
19. Figure of a man in brown limestone.
20. Handle of a quartz vase.
rough
fubt, Ei
§ almost
as in X, 7, 8, or ornamented as in X, II. See drawings
on Pl. IX. Compare with this the leather painted
with zigzags found in a prehistoric tomb (Naqada
LXIV, 104).
Pl. XL Ivory figures, Dyn. 0. The first figure,
of which three views are given, represents a woman
with the same deformity of the legs as in the well-
known figures of Ptah-Sokar. This was probably a
pathological deformity as in the glazed figure in
Pl. XVIII, 7. The lower figure, also in three positions,
is that of a captive, bound at the elbows and round
the waist, who wears a beard and pigtail. It was
carved for the leg of some piece of furniture, and has
a square tenon on the top to secure it in place. Of
the ivories a dozen went to Philadelphia, and all the
rest to Oxford.
PL. XII. Carved ivory, Dyn. 0. No. 1 is part
of a rod of ivory, here drawn developed on the
flat.
2 has a scorpion, and probably therefore belongs
to the king so designated.
3 is a flat piece, probably from a box.
4 is a mace head with three rows of bound captives
around it, as shown in the developed drawing.
5, 6 are bound figures of captives from the decora-
tion of some furniture.
7, part of a figure of a dog, in the round.
8, a round piece, drawn developed flat.
9 is the handle of a spoon, with an animal resting
its nose on the brim of the bowl. (See Naqada,
PL. LXI.2. 3.)
Pl. XIII. Dyn. 0. Portions of two ivory wands
which probably terminated in gazelle heads. For
examples of the use of such in dancing see DeshasJieh
Pl. XII.
Pl. XIV. Carved tusk, Dyn. 0. (Cairo Mus.) The
main interest of this is that it shows the long facade
of a building, which has bucrania, or else rams' skulls,
hung over the door. This reminds us of the great
masses of skulls of animals, cut away at the back,
and decorated with paint, which were used for
decorating buildings, by the Libyan (" Pan-grave ")
invaders of Egypt, after the Xllth dynasty. Hence
this appears to have been a Libyan custom, through-
out.
PL. XV. Ivory cylinders, Dyn. 0. These are
sketched on the scale of 1 : 3, and developed on the
flat to double that size. Some of them were probably
fitted together as an ivory sceptre.
Nos. 1, 2, 4, bear repetitions of the king smiting
the bound enemy.
No. 6 has the Ka-arms of the curved form shown
in Pl. XXXIV.
No. 7 shows, in the middle line, the tail of the fish
and the chisel of Nar-mer, whose arms are represented
in front holding a stick to smite the enemies. Above
the name is a vulture with outspread wings, the
emblem of protection.
Pl. XVI. Carved ivory, Dyn. 0. Nos. I, 2, are
opposite sides of an ivory blade, which, from the
notching of the inner edge, may possibly be a cere-
monial implement. The manner in which men are
shown attending to the monstrous animals should be
observed. The photographs of these carvings will
appear in the next volume. No. 4 has been described
under PL. VI.
Nos. 6, 7, 8 are bulls' legs from furniture, closely
like those found, under the next reign, in the tomb of
Mena.
Pl. XVII. Dyn. 0. The limestone vase, bearing a
scorpion in relief, doubtless belonged to the Scorpion
King. The serpentine vase has bulls'-head handles
perforated, with the mountain-sign below each. The
carved ivory, below, is part of another wand.
PL. XVIII. Dyn. 0, with exceptions. No. 1, A
limestone figure of a monkey seated, with a young
one taking shelter in front of it.
2, glazed pottery plaque (front and back views)
with projection and hole in the back, to key it in the
plastering of a wall, like the glazed tiles of the step-
pyramid of Saqqara. Note the sign incised on the
back, which may denote the upper edge.
No. 3, lapis lazuli figure of a woman ; the cross-
ing of the arms on the body, the flat form of it, and
the bent knees, all recall the Greek Island-figures.
No. 4. figure of seated infant, carved in chrysocolla.
No. 5. figure of a hawk (two views), carved in schist.
This is the most advanced hawk-figure that is known
at this date.
No. 6, piece of diorite dish of Khufu ; this was
found separately.
No. 7, glazed pottery figure of abnormal form.
(See Verhand. Berl. Ges. Anthrop. 1898, p. 57.)
No. 8, model vase, 12, model stand, 13, model dish
with offering, 9, model animal, all of glazed pottery.
10, 11, 14, Frogs carved in various stones.
15. Scorpion carved in clear green serpentine.
16. Tail of a scorpion in rock-crystal.
17. Oval mace-head in rock-crystal.
18. Glazed figure of some quadruped, dog?
19. Figure of a man in brown limestone.
20. Handle of a quartz vase.