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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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dynasty. (No. 2308.) No. 175. Limestone standing figure, painted white,and inscribed on the pedestal in hieratic with the name ofUsertsen (?), a devotee of the god Menthu. Xllthdynasty. (No. 2295.) No. 176. Limestone figure ; rude work, and unfinishedappearance. XIIIth-XVIIth dynasty. (No. 32,056.) No. 177. Lower portion of a seated figure of a king,made of crystalline white quartzite. The work andmaterial indicate that this object dates from the Xllthdynasty, and the figure may have been intended torepresent Amen-em-hat III. Xllth dynasty. (No. 35,36i.) PORTRAIT STATUES AND FIGURES. 95 No. 178. Fine green basalt statue of a king. Thebeard, which was made of gold or electrum, was fastenedunder the chin by pegs, the sockets of which are stillvisible. On the base is an unfinished inscription, whichreads, Beautiful Horus, giver of life, the servant ofThoth(?). XIIIth dynasty. (No. 18,193.) No. 179. Portion of a limestone figure of the royalrelative Athembu* h &1 t\ 1%. XHIth dynasty
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No. 37,883. (See page 96.) or later. The form of the name suggests that Athembuwas not an Egyptian. (No. 21,878.) No. 180. Diorite seated figure of Uru (?), son ofHetepet. XI Ith or XII Ith dynasty. (No. 36,441.) * Variant ( £vM @ Athebu. )J 96 THIRD EGYPTIAN ROOM—WALL-CASE 102. No. t8i. 1oilion of a grey granite seated figure ofTchai Sgj. rt^^\ ()() v&, a priest of Ptah and Sekhetat Memphis. XlVth-XVI I Ith dynasty. (No. 20,731.) No. (82. Two black stone seated figures of officials.XIIIth dynasty. . (Nos. 32,185, 32,186.) No. 1 S3. Lower portion of limestone statue of an official, which was dedi-cated to his memory byhis brother Tehuti ; coarsework. XlVth - XVIIthdynasty. (No. 2297.) No. 184. Upper por-tion of a statue of anofficial wearing a heavywig. XII Ith XVIIth dy-nasty. (No. 36,851.) No. 185. Limestonestanding statue of Sebek-

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