It is now in the British Museum .-- A.B.E.
[74] In this cut, as well as in the next, the loom is represented as if upright; but it is supposed to be extended on the ground .-- A.B.E.
[75] For a chromolithographic reproduction of this work as a whole, with drawings of the separate parts, facsimiles of the inscriptions, etc., see _The Funeral Tent of an Egyptian Queen_, by H.Villiers Stuart .-- A.B.E.
[76] An unusually fine specimen of carpet, or tapestry work from Ekhmim, representing Cupids rowing in papyrus skiffs, landscapes, etc., has recently been presented to the British Museum by the Rev.G.J.
Chester.

The tapestry found at Ekhmim is, however, mostly of the Christian period, and this specimen probably dates from about A.D.

700 or A.D.

600 .-- A.B.E.
3 .-- METALS.
The Egyptians classified metals under two heads--namely, the noble metals, as gold, electrum, and silver; and the base metals, as copper, iron, lead, and, at a later period, tin.

The two lists are divided by the mention of certain kinds of precious stones, such as lapis lazuli and malachite.
Iron was reserved for weapons of war, and tools, in use for hard substances, such as sculptors' and masons' chisels, axe and adze heads, knife-blades, and saws.