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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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in front. In thecentre of the court is the rectangular tank for liba-tions, etc., blood from the victims, with a singleoverflow gutter. Vlth-XIIIth dynasty. (Xo. 32,613.) 290. Model of a house with two rooms, each having aseparate entrance ; above is a flat roof (not repre-sented), with a staircase leading up to it on oneside. Against the opposite wall stands a bench PORTRAIT STATUES AND FIGURES. Ill with three zirat, or jars for filtering water, and infront are the offerings and a tank with two gutters.Vlth dynasty. (No. 32,609.) 291. Model of a two-storied house. The main entranceis in the centre of the front, and admits to thelower story only ; the upper story, which consistsof a single small room, in front of which stands awater-jar, is approached by a staircase outside thehouse, and is drained by a gutter which passesthrough the side wall. The lower story is lightedby a single window, having a single columnarmullion. In the courtyard are the offerings.Xllth dynasty. (No. 32,610.)
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Model of a House. No. 32,610. 292. Model of a two-storied house, with two stair-cases leading to upper story, and continued upto the roof; the house is provided with a balcony.In the courtyard are the offerings. Xllth dynasty,or earlier. (No. 22,783.) 293. Model of a hut with a rounded roof; against awall in the courtyard is a bench with water-pots, II-1 THIRD EGYPTIAN ROOM WALL-CASES III 114. and in the yard itself is a lank with a gutter bywhich the blood of the victims was remov< d. Nearthe tank are the offerings. Vlth dynasty. (No. 32,612.)14. Model of a house and courtyard, enclosed bya high wall, with a staircase leading up to the roof.In the courtyard arc the offerings, including an oxwith the feet tied together, and a pillar altar. Thegutter passes through the wall by two openings.Vlth Xllth dynasty. (No. 32,6) i.j 295. Model of a hut, containing a bench, and sup-ported by a central pillar. On the left is a standfor water-jars, and in the space before the hut is thefigure o

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