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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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obably models of offerings. IVth dynasty. (Nos. 38,055, etc.)No. 226. Jar-sealing, with the name of Ka-Sekhemui (_jftft, a king of the Ilnd dynasty. (No. 38,053.) No. 227. Jar-sealing, with the name of Men-kau-Ra0£^ y ,, a king of the IVth dynasty. (No. 38,064.) No. 228. Jar-sealing, with the name of Nefer-ari-ka-Ra oT--LJ> a king of the Vth dynasty. (No. 38,070.) No. 229. A glazed porcelain plaque, commemoratinga Set festival of Pepi I. Meri-Ra, a king of the Vlthdynasty. (No. 38,075.) No. 230. Electrotype of a gold bar inscribed with thename of king Aha. Presented by Mr. Augustus Ready. (No. 38,159.) ;s Illkh EGYPTIAN K\ flint weapons and implements, which belongchiefly to the late Palaeolithic or early Neolithic period;some date from the time of the first four dynasties, atwhich epoch the use of the metals had long beenestablished in Egypt. The greater number of the finer
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Miscellaneous Flint Weapons and Implements. flint objects were found with the bodies and pottery of thepredynastic Egyptians, who were buried in and nearGebelen,Nakada, and Abydos (Al-Amrah) (see Guide to the Firstand Second Egyptian Rooms, p. 20 ff.), and belong to thelate Neolithic period. Worthy of note in this case are :— Nos. 1-3. Three flint borers for piercing skins. Palaeolithic period (Nos. 30,220, 30,408, etc.) PREDYNAST1C AND ARCHAIC ANTIQUITIES. 59 No. 6. Flint knife with a gold handle. The goldhandle is probably modern. Predynastic period. (No. 30409.) Nos. 15-29. A group of fine flint knives, some beingsymmetrically chipped and having serrated edges. Pre-dynastic period. Nos. 30-36. A group of heavy, comparatively coarsely-chipped, flint knives. Early dynastic period. Nos. 37-45. A group of fluted, veined, flint and chertknives, with serrated edges ; No. 44 is one of the finestexamples of the class known, and the working of this typeis far superior to that of any other

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