217.—L.D. III. 131.

Fig. 218.

The combination of thet dad uas, and of ankh dad uas, is found in the XIIth dynasty at Benihasan, apparently carved in relief, on the wooden panels of a litter (R.C. xciii.). The same occur similarly carved on the ebony doors of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahri. The group begins to appear as an architectural design early in the XVIIIth dynasty, and continues down to Roman times, especially on bases of scenes and groups, thus forming a continuous border of good wishes. The hieroglyphs, ankh, dad, and uas, are all found on pendants for necklaces, in the blue glazed pottery of the XVIIIth dynasty, and also combined in one as a ring bezil. And the thet girdle tie of Isis appears repeated as a pattern, probably of pierced woodwork, along the sides of a shrine of Tahutimes III. at Semneh, and on the base of a couch in the birth scene of Amenhotep III. (R.S. xxxviii.). As funeral amulets the thet, dad, and ankh occur commonly, but that branch is outside of the subject of decoration.