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KOM EL AMHAR.
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(PL. XVIII. 16). The body of this scorpion
was never found.
An eye of lapis lazuli and obsidian (?) (length,
1 cm.). This had fallen, most probably, from
an ivory figure (cf. Pl. VIII. 6); and the
fact that no more eyes were found, supports
the view that the statuettes had been much
damaged before they were buried.
Mace-head of hard yellow limestone (6 cm.
long).
Mace-head of rock crystal.
Mace-head of porphyry.
Large mace-head, of sharp-edged type.
Stone vase with handles, rough.
Model of a bedstead (?) of limestone and
breccia; 4 pieces, 2 of which lay together,
PL. XXVlA.
Bottle of green glaze.
Bowl of green glaze.
Half of a monkey in green glaze.
Small bowl of limestone.
Green glaze vase with handles.
A model boat of serpentine.
Cylindrical vase of pottery, grey-pink colour,
plain, no markings round neck; similar to
those from a royal tomb of Naqada.
Small squatting figure of limestone.
The smaller of the decorated slate palettes.
Another palette, plain.
Fine flint knife (Pl. XXV., centre of top line).
A small vase (Pl. XXXV 14).
The last four objects lay close together ; the
decorated slate above the other, and this on
the knife.
Coarse stand of pottery.
Further E. (3 metres from the stone slab).
Another piece of the stone couch (?) (Pl.
XXVlA.).
Compound vase (quintuple).
Mace-head of porphyry.
Large sharp-edged mace.
Small alabaster dish, flat.
Small statue.
Jawbone of a small animal.
Still further E., beyond the limits of the main
deposit, and 4 metres from the stone slab.
Granite vase of Kha-sekhem ; it was full of
earth, in which were potsherds of coarse
archaic ware, and of red pebble-polished
pottery, a green glaze monkey, and a bit of
a grooved porphyry vase. This last must
have come from a magnificent vase, similar
in shape and size to that on Pl. XXXVI. 4,
but adorned with vertical fluting.
Fragments of it were found widely scattered,
not only in the great deposit, but elsewhere
in the temple.
Outside the vase, but close to it, were
A fragment from the rim of a large porphyry
vase, with an inscription in relief (Pl. XVIII.
21) ; most probably this is from the same vase
as the piece last mentioned.
Small dome-shaped block of alabaster.
Green glaze hippopotamus.
Green glaze vase on stand.
Square plaque of ivory with a hole in the
centre.
Rod of glazed quartz.
More fragments of a large porphyry vase, one
inscribed.
Fragment of limestone, probably from the great
mace, Pl. XXVIb.
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S. of this last group, and still underneath the
brick wall, were
16 limestone mace-heads ; with them inscribed
mace of PL. XXVa.
Pottery vase, XXXV 15.
Scarab of green glaze, apparently late.
Two green glaze mace-heads like XX. 6.
Below these were numerous green glaze beads,
mostly long cylinders and barrels ; also a rectangular
ivory plaque ; small figure of captive (faience) ; ivory
spoon ; and fragments of alabaster vessels, stands of
coarse pottery, and a large sharp-edged mace. Just
within the chamber were
Dummy limestone vase with scorpions in relief
(Pl. XXXIII. 1).
Red and black pottery vase.
A large jar (to contain fat, etc.) like those found
at Abydos.
An alabaster mace-head.
Small spherical vase of green glaze.
A little further to the S., just under the level of
the S. wall of the chamber, were
The fragment of an alabaster bowl with in-
scription of Kha-sekhem, Pl. XXXVII. 3.
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(PL. XVIII. 16). The body of this scorpion
was never found.
An eye of lapis lazuli and obsidian (?) (length,
1 cm.). This had fallen, most probably, from
an ivory figure (cf. Pl. VIII. 6); and the
fact that no more eyes were found, supports
the view that the statuettes had been much
damaged before they were buried.
Mace-head of hard yellow limestone (6 cm.
long).
Mace-head of rock crystal.
Mace-head of porphyry.
Large mace-head, of sharp-edged type.
Stone vase with handles, rough.
Model of a bedstead (?) of limestone and
breccia; 4 pieces, 2 of which lay together,
PL. XXVlA.
Bottle of green glaze.
Bowl of green glaze.
Half of a monkey in green glaze.
Small bowl of limestone.
Green glaze vase with handles.
A model boat of serpentine.
Cylindrical vase of pottery, grey-pink colour,
plain, no markings round neck; similar to
those from a royal tomb of Naqada.
Small squatting figure of limestone.
The smaller of the decorated slate palettes.
Another palette, plain.
Fine flint knife (Pl. XXV., centre of top line).
A small vase (Pl. XXXV 14).
The last four objects lay close together ; the
decorated slate above the other, and this on
the knife.
Coarse stand of pottery.
Further E. (3 metres from the stone slab).
Another piece of the stone couch (?) (Pl.
XXVlA.).
Compound vase (quintuple).
Mace-head of porphyry.
Large sharp-edged mace.
Small alabaster dish, flat.
Small statue.
Jawbone of a small animal.
Still further E., beyond the limits of the main
deposit, and 4 metres from the stone slab.
Granite vase of Kha-sekhem ; it was full of
earth, in which were potsherds of coarse
archaic ware, and of red pebble-polished
pottery, a green glaze monkey, and a bit of
a grooved porphyry vase. This last must
have come from a magnificent vase, similar
in shape and size to that on Pl. XXXVI. 4,
but adorned with vertical fluting.
Fragments of it were found widely scattered,
not only in the great deposit, but elsewhere
in the temple.
Outside the vase, but close to it, were
A fragment from the rim of a large porphyry
vase, with an inscription in relief (Pl. XVIII.
21) ; most probably this is from the same vase
as the piece last mentioned.
Small dome-shaped block of alabaster.
Green glaze hippopotamus.
Green glaze vase on stand.
Square plaque of ivory with a hole in the
centre.
Rod of glazed quartz.
More fragments of a large porphyry vase, one
inscribed.
Fragment of limestone, probably from the great
mace, Pl. XXVIb.
t
S. of this last group, and still underneath the
brick wall, were
16 limestone mace-heads ; with them inscribed
mace of PL. XXVa.
Pottery vase, XXXV 15.
Scarab of green glaze, apparently late.
Two green glaze mace-heads like XX. 6.
Below these were numerous green glaze beads,
mostly long cylinders and barrels ; also a rectangular
ivory plaque ; small figure of captive (faience) ; ivory
spoon ; and fragments of alabaster vessels, stands of
coarse pottery, and a large sharp-edged mace. Just
within the chamber were
Dummy limestone vase with scorpions in relief
(Pl. XXXIII. 1).
Red and black pottery vase.
A large jar (to contain fat, etc.) like those found
at Abydos.
An alabaster mace-head.
Small spherical vase of green glaze.
A little further to the S., just under the level of
the S. wall of the chamber, were
The fragment of an alabaster bowl with in-
scription of Kha-sekhem, Pl. XXXVII. 3.