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Title: A guide to the third and fourth Egyptian rooms : predynastic antiquites, mummied birds and animals, portrait statues, figures of gods, tools, implements and weapons, scarabs, amulets, jewellery, and other objects connected with the funeral rites of the ancient Egyptians
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: British Museum. Dept. of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934 Hall, H. R. (Harry Reginald), 1873-1930
Subjects: British Museum. Dept. of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Egypt Egypt -- Antiquities Catalogs
Publisher: (London) : Printed by order of the Trustees
Contributing Library: New York University, Institute of Fine Arts Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Mirror,of unusual shape, with a handle in the form of a lotuscolumn surmounted by a head of Bes (No. 2737). No. 12.Mirror, the lotus handle of which is surmounted by twohawks (No. 32,583). No. 13. Mirror, with lotus handlesurmounted by four ursei (No. 20,756). Nos. 14, 15.Mirrors, with handles ornamented with Hathor heads(Nos. 29,428, 37,174). Nos. 16, 17. Mirrors, having handlesin the forms of women with raised extended hands andarms (Nos. 20,773, 37>l73l- No. 18. Bronze mirror, withgreen glazed steatite handle in the form of a lotus column,on the upper part of which is an inscription showing thatit was made for Menthu-em-hat, the son of Heq-ab, ,w^VK Y> ^\ ~^^ \I^ j*. M^ • I hese names sua-crest that this mirror was made during the Xlth or Xllth dynasty, or 272 FOURTH EGYPTIAN ROOM—WALL-CASES 1X2-187. perhaps a little earlier (No. 2736). Nos. (9,20. Handlesof fans, or fly-flappers (Nos. 5509, 5510). No. 21. Portionof the handle of a fan inscribed with the name of Nebseni,
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Fig. 1. Fig. 3-Bronze Mirror and Tubes for Eye-Taint. Fig. 2. the inspector of the goldsmiths of Amen, p^ Minimi ^ Ud XVIIlth dynasty (No. 37,172). TUBES AND VASES FOR EYE-PAINT. 273 Among the tubes and pots for eye-paint the followingare of interest :—No. 22. Porcelain tube inscribed with thenames of Amen-hetep III. and Queen Thi, B.C. 1450(No. 27,236). Nos. 23, 24. Porcelain tubes inscribed withthe names of King Tutankh-Amen and Queen Ankh-sen-Amen, B.C. 1400 (Nos. 2573, 27,376). No. 25. Variegatedglass tube in the form of a lotus column (see fig. 1), withneedle (No. 2589). No. 26. Marble stibium pot inscribed with the name of Paatenu (?) Ax ^\ U ^r ° v ~H (No. 37,192). No. 27. Haematite stibium pot, the upper partof which is plated with gold (No. 32,151). No. 28. Stibiumpot, with cover, on four-legged stand (No. 29,931). No. 29.Opaque blue glass stibium pot, with cover, edged withgold. XVIIIth dynasty (No. 24,391). No. 30. Greenglazed steatite stibium pot, with hollow-work side,

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