§ 3. METALS:--Iron--Lead--Bronze--Constituents of Egyptian Bronze--
Domestic Utensils in Bronze--Mirrors--Scissors--Bronze Statuettes--
The Stroganoff Bronze--The Posno Bronzes--The Lion of Apries--Gilding
--Gold-plating--Gold-leaf--Statues and Statuettes of Precious Metals
--The Silver and Golden Cups of General Tahûti--The Silver Vases of
Thmûis--Silver Plate--Goldsmith's Work--Richness of Patterns--
Jewellery--Funerary Jewellery--Rings--Seal-rings--Chains--The Jewels
of Queen Aahhotep--The Ring of Rameses II.--The Ear-rings of Rameses
IX.--The Bracelet of Prince Psar--Conclusion

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INDEX






LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

FIGURE

1. Brickmaking, tomb of Rekhmara, Eighteenth Dynasty

2. House with vaulted floors, Medinet Habû

3. Plan of the town of Kahûn, Twelfth Dynasty