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Painted wooden figure of a hawk, on three supports, illegibly inscribed cartouche on front support. The hawk and supports are from different specimens.

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

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.'

Sistrum handle (imperfect) with head of Hathor on each side, in blue glazed ware. Hathor was represented as a cow or as a woman with cow's ears.

Ka Door in three pieces, incised inscription of usual grave formulae and figures and titles of the deceased, traces of red colouring in limestone. Tomb of Athmu, Prophet of Pyramid of Assa, a Pharoah of the Vth dynasty. Reid (1912): 'Inscription…

Limestone statuette of a scribe, with traces of red and black colouring in the limestone. Repaired with Plaster of Paris. Incised inscription. Reid's 1912 Catalogue: 'Fine work and characteristic of the IVth and Vth dynasties.'

Slate relief (set in an ivory frame which is probably modern), depicting a figure of a god kneeling with upraised arms in the gesture of the god Shu, supporting, cartouches of Men-kheper-Ra (Thothmes III).

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.'

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.

Ploughing scene. Watercolour painting with a huge blue sky with clouds. The focal point of the painting is a man driving a plough with two Clydesdale horses along a field. In the distance there is a round ruined building. Glazed.