SPECIMENS FIGURED IN THE PLATES.
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.
The following abbreviations are used to denote the collections and works most frequently quoted in the descriptions of the Plates:—
| Alnw. | The Duke of Northumberland’s Collection at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland. |
| Amh. | Lord Amherst of Hackney’s Collection at Didlington Hall, Norfolk. |
| Ashm. | The Ashmolean Museum at Oxford. |
| Ath. | The Athens Museum. |
| A.Z. | Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache, Berlin. |
| Benson | Mr. E. F. Benson’s Collection, London. |
| Berl. | The Egyptian Museum, Berlin. |
| B.M. | The British Museum. |
| Bol. | The Museo Civico, Bologna. |
| B.P. | (Delhaes Coll.) Buda Pesth. |
| C.d.M. | The Cabinet des Medailles, Paris. |
| C.M. | The Cairo Museum. |
| Dat. | G. Dattari’s Collection, Cairo. |
| Davis | Mr. Theodore M. Davis’ Collection, Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.A. |
| de M. D. | M. de Morgan’s Fouilles à Dahchour. |
| Dres. | The Dresden Museum. |
| Edw. | The Edwards’ Collection, University College, London. |
| Evans | Col. John Evans’ Collection, London. |
| Fitzw. | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. |
| F.Sc. | Mr. G. W. Fraser’s book “Scarabs.” |
| Gibs. | Mr. Gibson’s Collection, Liverpool. |
| Gdn. | Mrs. Goodison’s Collection, Waterloo, near Liverpool. |
| Gr. | The late Dr. Grant’s Collection, Liverpool. |
| Green | Mr. F. W. Green’s Collection, Tunbridge Wells. |
| Har. | The Harrow School Museum, Harrow. |
| Herm. | The Museum of the Ermitage, St. Petersburg. |
| Hood | Mrs. Hood’s Collection, Nettleham Hall, Lincoln. |
| H-P. | Mr. Hilton Price’s Collection, London. |
| L. | The Egyptian Museum of the Louvre, Paris. |
| Leyd. | The Leyden Museum. |
| Liv. | The Liverpool Museum. |
| Luxor | Specimens seen in Dealers’ shops at Luxor. |
| Mars. | The Château Borelly Museum, Marseilles. |
| M. B. | M. Maspero’s Guide du visiteur au Musée de Boulaq. |
| M. Cat. Ab. | Mariette’s Catalogue général des Monuments d’Abydos. |
| M.D. | Mariette’s Monuments Divers. |
| M-G. | Mr. W. MacGregor’s Collection, Tamworth. |
| M. Mast. | Mariette’s Les Mastabas de l’Ancien Empire. |
| Murch | Mr. Chauncey Murch’s Collection, Luxor. |
| Myers | The late Major Myers’ Collection, now in the Eton College Museum, Eton. |
| Nash | Mr. W. Nash’s Collection. |
| Newb. | Scarabs in the possession of the writer. |
| N.Y. | The Abbott Collection at New York. |
| Piers’ Coll. | Mr. Piers’ Collection, New York. |
| P. | Prof. Petrie’s Collection at University College, London. |
| P. I. | Prof. Petrie’s Illahûn, Kahun and Gurob. |
| P. K.vProf. Petrie’s Kahun, Gurob and Hawara. | |
| P. R. T. | Prof. Petrie’s volumes on the Royal Tombs of Abydos. |
| P. Sc. | Prof. Petrie’s Historical Scarabs. |
| P.S.B.A. | Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology. |
| S.K. | The South Kensington Museum. |
| Thomp. | Sir Herbert Thompson’s Collection, London. |
| Timmins’ Coll. | Capt. C. Timmins’ Collection, Cairo. |
| T. | The Turin Museum. |
| Vat. | The Egyptian Museum of the Vatican, Rome. |
| Vien. | The Vienna Museum. |
| v-B. | Baron von Bissing’s Collection, Munich. |
| W. | Mr. John Ward’s Collection, Belfast. |
| W. S.B. | Mr. John Ward’s volume on The Sacred Beetle. |
PLATE I.
SOME ROYAL SIGNET-RINGS.
I. Signet-ring of Apepŷ I. In the possession of Mr. Theodore M. Davis. The bezel is of green-glazed steatite, carved in the shape of a scarabaeus-beetle with a human head, and mounted in a thin gold funda. On the base of the bezel is engraved in intaglio, and within a cartouche, the name of the “Good King Aauser-ra (Apepŷ I), giving life.” The cartouche is surrounded by a continuous rope-pattern. The hoop of the ring is of gold, and the bezel is secured to it by means of a gold wire running longitudinally through the funda and scarab, and coiled tightly round its two ends.
II. Signet-ring of Amenhetep II. In the Egyptian Museum of the Louvre. The bezel is of solid gold, in the form of a rectangular plaque. On one face are engraved, in intaglio, the titles and prenomen of Amenhetep II: “The King of Upper and Lower Egypt, the Lord of the Two Lands, Aa-kheperu-ra,” the cartouche being surmounted by two cobras, and resting on the nub-sign. On the other face are the titles: Heru, ka nekht, user pehtet, “the Horus and Mighty Bull, strong in power.” The bezel is pierced longitudinally by a narrow hole, and it is fixed to the hoop of the ring by means of a rod running through it, and rivetted to the shoulders.
III. Signet-ring of Nefer-ka-ra (Psamtek II). In the possession of Mr. Walter Nash. A plain hoop of gold, beaten out into a lozenge-shaped plate, upon which is cut, in intaglio, the prenomen of Psamtek II.