The first five scarabs are of a turquoise blue colour, made of china, and most probably of European manufacture. The modelling is good, but the colour is unusual and too glossy. No. 1 has a wish, “May you live for ever,” cut upon its base. No. 2 has a cartouche of Thothmes III. upon it. No. 3 is very well cut. The inscription is a little uneven, but the only sign of imitation is that the glazing is too bright. No. 4 has also the cartouche of Thothmes III. upon it, but is badly cut. In No. 5 the pro-thorax of the beetle is out of proportion. No. 6 is a small and very well-shaped scarab of a beautiful colour. The modelling is very good, and the maker has imitated the wear upon the old scarabs exceedingly well. He has run a very fine line of glaze between the wings and the thorax, but the features of the head are indicated by marks and not by cuttings. This is only to be seen with a magnifying glass. The above was bought for three piastres, but represents one of the most beautiful forged scarabs I have ever seen. No. 7 is of good colour, but badly shaped. The inscription is fairly well cut, except that the serpents come out from the bottom of the cartouche instead of from the side, and the name of Thothmes III. is not clearly cut. No. 8. This scarab is made of soft white composition, and painted black. The inscription, Ra-Men-Kheper, is beautifully cut, but unfortunately this does not show well in the illustration. The making of forged black scarabs is a new departure which has been seen for the first time this year. The price paid was 2_s._ No. 9. The cutting and shape are not good. The lines on the back of the beetle are uneven, and the inscription is wrong. It is supposed to be “Horus of Lower Egypt,” but the lotus is cut wrongly and should be more pointed at the bottom of the flower. No. 10 is a scarab made from an old amethyst bead. The hole for the thread is from side to side, whereas in an old scarab it is from before backwards. There is no inscription on the base. No. 11 is bad in every way—too thick and uneven in make, and the inscription has no meaning. No. 12. The colour is too dark. The letters in the inscription are poorly made, but mean “Life and Truth for ever.” The hole through the scarab is too narrow. The Egyptians did not possess a straight drill, therefore the holes made by them are slightly larger at one end than at the other. No. 13 is an amulet, and supposed to be of the time of Usertsen in the twelfth dynasty. The name is correctly written, but the letters are not well cut. No. 14. This might be Rameses II., but it is not correctly cut. Both these amulets are of very soft composition, and for this reason can be easily recognised as imitations. No. 15. In this case the inscription is incorrect and uneven. Nos. 16, 17, 18 are made of carnelian, and are very poor, both as regards cutting and shape. They have no inscription.