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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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(No. 38,280). No. 12.Wooden stand for holding a sepulchral vase (No. 2471).No. 13. Stand for funeral offerings made of reeds andpapyrus (No. 6302). No. 14. Rectangular seat from astool, made of plaited papyrus, covered with leather onwhich is painted a rectangular design in red, white, andblue (No. 2517). 278 FOURTH EGYPTIAN ROOM—WALL-CASES (88 190. WALL-CASES 188-190. Furniture, wooden models,etc. On the upper shelf and on the floor of these casesarc:—No. i. Stool in wood, painted white, with framework sides and concave scat ; an interesting specimen ; No. -476). No. 2. Portion of the upper framework of a stool, with remains of the seat, whichwas made of palm fibrecovered with leather (No.2475). ^ Nos. 3, 4. Twowooden legs from a throne-made in the form of thehead and fore paws of a lion(Nos. 2518, 2519). No. 5.Wooden chair, with slopingback, and seat made ofplaited string (No. 2479).No. 6. Leg of a chair orthrone, the upper part ofwhich is in the form of thew oman-headed serpent
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M e r s e k e r t the seat is acacia wood(No. 2480). On the second shelf are from a large wooden statue ; which was made for Nefer-Mera(?) (No. 2559). No. 7.Portions of the frameworkof a bronze ceremonialseat, or chair; much re-stored. Presented by WalterMyers, Esq., F.S.A., 1884(No. 13,513). No. 8. Lowchair, with legs in the formof lions paws, and straightback, inlaid with ivory andebony in panels set inmade of plaited string —No. 9. Right arm and handon the wrist is cut the royal prenomen, Ra-tcheser-khcper-sctep- en-Ra (Heru-em-heb?), and other characters, which were inlaid with colouredpaste, or porcelain (No. 36,427). No. 10. Group of wooden WOODEN MODELS AND PORTRAIT FIGURES. 279 figures on a stand. One carries a wine jar on his head,two are kneading or treading out some substance in jars,another stands before a circular table or bench, etc. (No.36,423). No. 11. House, within which is a group of figuresengaged in cooking food, and packing it, and carrying itaway in rectangular

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