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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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59 being a very fine specimen of avariegated glass vessel ; Xo. 60 is a flat scarab, for funeralpurposes, in opaque blue glass; and Xo. 61 is an opaque blue WIG AND TOILET OBJECTS. ;s glass head-dress from a statue of the god Bes. (The fineMint object (No. 30,461), inscribed with the names of theroyal scribe Tehuti-nefer and of the goddess Serqet, wasfound with the glass head-dress.) The other glass vesselshere exhibited are of the well-known lacrimarium, ortear-bottle type, and belong to the Roman period.Near these are a number of fine specimens of Romanmillefiori, or thousand-flowered glass panels for inlaying.Nos. 62 and 6$ are slices of obsidian, and No. 64 is aportion of an obsidian figure of the goddess Ta-urt. At the end of this section of the case is a group oiinteresting objects from tombs of the XVIIlth dynasty.These consist of:—1. A wig, probably intended for a ladyof high rank ; found at Thebes. 2. A reed box whereinthe wig was found. 3. A glass tube for stibium, or eye
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Egyptian Wig. No. 2560. Wig-box. No. 2561. 4. A wooden paint, in the shape of a papyrus columncomb, with double row of teeth. 5. A pair of small bronzetweezers for plucking out hair. 6. Bronze mirror, with ahandle in the form of the head of the goddess Hathor.Behind these is a stand made of reeds, whereon are laidofferings of food for the ka> or double, of the deceased D 2 36 THIRD EGYPTIAN ROOM—STANDARD-CASE II. person, consisting of two ducks and cakes of bread.This very interesting object dates from the period of theXVIIIth dynasty, about B.C. 1500. In the middle portion ol this case are exhibited speci-mens of foods and fruits which were placed in the tombsfor the sustenance of the ka, or double, the greater numberbelonging to the period of the XVIIIth dynasty. Thefruits consist of dates, <(i)m palm nuts, pomegranates, grapes,castor-oil berries, etc., and the foods of:—1. A terra-cottabowl filled with dried fish. 2. A terra-cotta bowl filled withcrushed wheat, or barley,

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