14. A mortar-bed. The mud mortar here ([Pl. LVI]. 14) appears to have been mixed for the second closing of the doorway of the hall (C); the first closing of this doorway was with a Tafle mortar.
15. Plain rectangular flat-topped coffin. Like No. 75, the coffin shows signs of rough handling, and had been broken to pieces.
Contents:—Mummy of a woman. By the left shoulder was a wooden head-rest broken into two pieces and the central portion of its stem missing ([Pl. LXVIII]. 15); on the third finger of the left hand was a blue glazed steatite scarab tied with string ([Pl. LXXII]. 15); and sprinkled in the linen wrappings were a few small beads of blue faience.
Hall (C).
16. An oval-shaped rush basket. This basket is finely woven and measures 50 cms. across its long axis. It shows traces of coloured strands interwoven into the mesh at intervals to form triangular markings, but the colour of these markings has deteriorated. The lid has a flange round its lower edge to fit into a corresponding rim or flange on the inner side of the mouth of the basket itself ([Pl. LXIV]. 16).
Contents:—A pair of bronze forceps for extracting hair ([Pl. LXV]); note the curved ends made expressly for that purpose.
A razor very finely wrought of copper, with two separate cutting edges. One edge or blade is slightly concave for shaving the convex surfaces of the head, face, and body; the other blade is of convex shape for shaving the concave parts, such as the arm-pits ([Pl. LXV]). The preservation is so good that the knife edges are still keen, and the prints of the ancient finger-marks are still visible upon its polished surfaces. It measures 18·5 cms. in length.
A hone of granular white stone for sharpening the razor ([Pl. LXV]).
A kohl-box made of cedar-wood (?). It is octagonal in shape, and has an ivory lid and base. The lid turns on a stud-headed wooden peg, and when closed it was held in place by an ivory bolt shot into copper staples. On the side of the box, slung in two copper staples, is the ebony kohl-stick. The total length is 7·9 cms. ([Pl. LXV]).
The handle and clasp of a fan made of wood ([Pl. LXV]).