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HARVARD AFRICAN STUDIES
3. FIGURES OF MEN
A small fragment found in front of K II seemed to me to be broken from the feet of a
standing figure. The toes appeared to be indicated by seven incised lines and the instep
by three or more. The identification is, however, uncertain, and the fact that no other
fragment from a human figure was found, renders it doubtful.
4. BEADS AND AMULETS
The amulets of glazed stone were of crystal and quartzite, and include the following
numbers (4- quartzite):
K 1066; ii:
4- Scarab, uninscribed; blue-glazed quartz; Seal No. I. 12.
K 309; iii:
+ Scarab, uninscribed; blue-glazed quartz; Seal No. II. 39.
KB 30:
Scarab, uninscribed; crystal, no trace of glaze; Seal No. II. 34.
KXIII:
+ Hawk, blue-glazed quartz; h., 2 cm.; see Chapter XXIV, Beads and Amulets, 4 (2)
(g) 2, p. 129.
KXB-77:
Hawk, crystal, no trace of glaze; see Beads and Amulets, 4 (2) (g) 3, p. 129.
KXB:
Bottle-shaped pendant, crystal; see Beads and Amulets, 4 (2) (n) 1, p. 130.
KXB-369:
Bottle-shaped pendant, crystal; see Beads and Amulets, 4 (2) (n) 2, p. 130.
KXB-322:
Pendant, green-glazed crystal; see Beads and Amulets, 4 (3) (a) 3, p. 132.
K X B-321:
+ Two pendants, blue-glazed quartzite; see Beads and Amulets, 4 (3) (a) 3, p. 132.
K 1625: x:
+ Pendant, blue-glazed quartzite; see Beads and Amulets, 4 (3) (b) 2, p. 132.
KXB-17:
4- Quartzite pebble, pierced, blue-glazed; see Beads and Amulets, 4 (3) (b) 5, p. 132.
KXB-61:
Natural crystal, green-glazed; see Beads and Amulets, 4 (3) (b) 6, p. 132.
The beads of glazed stone are, like the amulets, of crystal and quartzite, and all of the
one form, a more or less regular ball. Like the other stone beads, some are bored straight
through from one side, and some from two opposite sides. The spoiled beads found at K I
are conclusive on this point. These spoiled beads were glazed, and had manifestly cracked
during the glazing. At K I, unfinished quartzite and crystal beads were also found, roughly
formed but still unpierced, showing that the beads were bored after forming but before
polishing (see Chapter XXIV, Beads and Amulets'). Large quantities of natural rock-
crystals were found in K I, rooms x and y-1, nineteen in the one case, and half a basketful
in the other. In trench H, three green-glazed, natural crystals were found, but I was not
sure whether these were setters or intended to be bored and used as pendants, like the two
mentioned in the last paragraph (end).
HARVARD AFRICAN STUDIES
3. FIGURES OF MEN
A small fragment found in front of K II seemed to me to be broken from the feet of a
standing figure. The toes appeared to be indicated by seven incised lines and the instep
by three or more. The identification is, however, uncertain, and the fact that no other
fragment from a human figure was found, renders it doubtful.
4. BEADS AND AMULETS
The amulets of glazed stone were of crystal and quartzite, and include the following
numbers (4- quartzite):
K 1066; ii:
4- Scarab, uninscribed; blue-glazed quartz; Seal No. I. 12.
K 309; iii:
+ Scarab, uninscribed; blue-glazed quartz; Seal No. II. 39.
KB 30:
Scarab, uninscribed; crystal, no trace of glaze; Seal No. II. 34.
KXIII:
+ Hawk, blue-glazed quartz; h., 2 cm.; see Chapter XXIV, Beads and Amulets, 4 (2)
(g) 2, p. 129.
KXB-77:
Hawk, crystal, no trace of glaze; see Beads and Amulets, 4 (2) (g) 3, p. 129.
KXB:
Bottle-shaped pendant, crystal; see Beads and Amulets, 4 (2) (n) 1, p. 130.
KXB-369:
Bottle-shaped pendant, crystal; see Beads and Amulets, 4 (2) (n) 2, p. 130.
KXB-322:
Pendant, green-glazed crystal; see Beads and Amulets, 4 (3) (a) 3, p. 132.
K X B-321:
+ Two pendants, blue-glazed quartzite; see Beads and Amulets, 4 (3) (a) 3, p. 132.
K 1625: x:
+ Pendant, blue-glazed quartzite; see Beads and Amulets, 4 (3) (b) 2, p. 132.
KXB-17:
4- Quartzite pebble, pierced, blue-glazed; see Beads and Amulets, 4 (3) (b) 5, p. 132.
KXB-61:
Natural crystal, green-glazed; see Beads and Amulets, 4 (3) (b) 6, p. 132.
The beads of glazed stone are, like the amulets, of crystal and quartzite, and all of the
one form, a more or less regular ball. Like the other stone beads, some are bored straight
through from one side, and some from two opposite sides. The spoiled beads found at K I
are conclusive on this point. These spoiled beads were glazed, and had manifestly cracked
during the glazing. At K I, unfinished quartzite and crystal beads were also found, roughly
formed but still unpierced, showing that the beads were bored after forming but before
polishing (see Chapter XXIV, Beads and Amulets'). Large quantities of natural rock-
crystals were found in K I, rooms x and y-1, nineteen in the one case, and half a basketful
in the other. In trench H, three green-glazed, natural crystals were found, but I was not
sure whether these were setters or intended to be bored and used as pendants, like the two
mentioned in the last paragraph (end).