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Seventy moulds, for amulets etc., in pottery, one in limestone. One of these is for making amulets of the god Bes, as shown in this photograph.

Figure of Bes (imperfect), probably belonged to a piece of furniture, perhaps a bed. Reid (1912):'Bes was a popular deity and was represented as a dwarf with bow legs and wearing the skin of a leopard and on his head a crown of feathers.'

Figure of an Apis Bull, disk and uraeus between horns, ring for suspension.

Figure of Ptah in bronze. Sceptre imperfect. Standing on small block with steps in front. Repaired.

Figure of Nefer-Atmu or Nefertem (imperfect) standing, ring for suspension, with lotus flower and double plumes on his head

Figure of Sekhmet, in bronze.

Bronze figure of Neith, seated, illegible inscription on footstool. Reid (1912): 'Neith was ... always represented in human form wearing the crown of Lower Egypt

Figure of Mut in bronze, double crowned. Reid (1912): 'Mut ... was represented as a woman wearing the double crown. The vulture was sacred to her.'

Figure of Amen-Ra. Reid 1912: 'Amon was originally the local god of Thebes. On the rise of the Theban princes to supreme power, the local god became the supreme god of Egypt and was fused with the chief god of the delta, Ra, thus becoming Amon-Ra. He…

Figure of a cat, in bronze. The cat was sacred to Bast, goddess of Bubastis