Wilkinson, John Gardner; Birch, Samuel [Contr.]: The Egyptians in the time of the pharaohs: being a companion to the Crystal Palace Egyptian collections (London, 1857)

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DOMESTIC HABITS OF THE EGYPTIANS.

are borne in procession as part of the tribute of Asiatic nations,

it is reasonable to suppose that these last had vases of the same

x 2 f°rm an& pattern; and

it may even be a ques-
tion whether Asia bor-
rowed the original de-
signs from Egypt, or
Egypt from Asia. Some
were in the form of jugs,
also of gold and silver,
and one represented in
the tomb of King Ee-
meses III. is remark-
able from having cows'
^27,) heads and rosettes,

which remind us of Greek ornaments common in the metopes
of Doric temples.* A jug without a handle was used for holding

ointment at a party
(woodcut 29, fig. 1);
where vases of numerous
forms were used for vari-
ous purposes; and some
raised on stands appear
to have held water, re-
minding us of the stone
water-jars at the feast of
Cana (figs. 2, 3).
Among the many re-
°y-2S,) presented and found in

the tombs, one which is peculiarly Egyptian, though quaint, has
a graceful character,and is remarkable for the variety and taste
* P. A. of Ancient Egyptians, vol. i. p. 154.