§ 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 NOTES 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 4. Plan of house, Medinet Habû, Twentieth Dynasty 5. Plan of house, Medinet Habû, Twentieth Dynasty 6. Façade of house of Second Theban Period 7. Plan of house of Second Theban Period 8. Restoration of hall in Twelfth Dynasty house, Kahûn 9. Box representing a house 10. Wall-painting in Twelfth Dynasty house, Kahûn 11. View of mansion, tomb of Anna, Eighteenth Dynasty 12. Porch of mansion of Second Theban Period 13. Porch of mansion of Second Theban Period 14. Plan of Theban house and grounds, Eighteenth Dynasty 15. A perspective view of same 16. Part of palace of Aï, El Amarna tomb, Eighteenth Dynasty 17. Perspective view of part of palace of Aï 18. Frontage of house, Second Theban Period 19. Frontage of house, Second Theban Period 20. Central pavilion of house, Second Theban Period 21. Ceiling decoration from house at Medinet Habû, Twentieth Dynasty 22. Ceiling decoration, Twelfth Dynasty style 23. Ceiling decoration, tomb of Aimadûa, Twentieth Dynasty 24. Door of house, Sixth Dynasty tomb 25. Façade of Fourth Dynasty house, sarcophagus of Khûfû Poskhû 26. Plan of second fortress at Abydos, Eleventh or Twelfth Dynasty 27. Walls of same fortress, restored 28. Façade of fort, tomb at Beni Hasan, Twelfth Dynasty 29. Plan of main gate, second fortress of Abydos 30. Plan of S.E. gate of same 31. Plan of gate, fortress of Kom el Ahmar 32. Plan of walled city at El Kab 33. Plan of walled city at Kom Ombo 34. Plan of fortress of Kûmmeh 35. Plan of fortress of Semneh 36. Section of platform of same 37. Syrian fort, elevation 38. Town walls of Dapûr 39. City of Kaclesh, Ramesseum 40. Plan of pavilion of Medinet Habû, Twentieth Dynasty 41. Elevation of same 42. Canal and bridge of Zarû, Karnak, Nineteenth Dynasty 43. Cellar with amphorae 44. Granary 45. Plan of Store City of Pithom, Nineteenth Dynasty 46. Store-chambers of the Ramesseum 47. Dike at Wady Gerraweh 48. Section of same dike 49. Quarries of Silsilis 50. Draught of Hathor capital, quarry of Gebel Abûfeydeh 51. Transport of blocks, stela of Ahmes, Tûrrah, Eighteenth Dynasty 52. Masonry in temple of Seti I., Abydos