$H Pes.

R. A foot; the stand= ard measure of length, composed of 12 unciae or inch= es, or 16 digiti= , finger‑breadths. It equalled 11.6496 inches English.(1883m1)=

$H Pe-sahi. Egypt

A prophet of Amen-Ra. His triple sarcophag= us and mummy are in the Leyden Museum; and his father's name was Dsja-khons. Period uncertain. (1876c1)

$H Pesante. It. A we= ight =3D half a drachm.(1883m= 1)

$H Pesaro Ware.

The particular characteristic of the mother‑of= ‑pearl majolica of Pesaro is a pale, limpid yellow, associated with a pure blue; under the effect of luminous rays these colours become animated and shoot out in pencils of r= ed, golden yellow, green, and blue of remarkable intensity. (Jacquemart.) (Fig. 540.)

Fig. 540. Vase of Pesaro Ware.(1883m1)

$H Pe-schali-en-khons.<= /span> Egypt

An Egyptian functionary, the father of Pet= -isis. His wife was named Ten-p= epiou. (1876c1)

$H Peseta.

Sp. A silver coin, a= bout the fourth of a Mexican dollar; about 10 1/2d.(1883m1)

$H Pesillo.

It. Small scales use= d for weighing gold and silver, and gems.(1883m1)

$H Pesla. Egypt

A chief town in the A= ntaeopolite nome in the Thebaid East of the Nile. (1876c1)

$H = Pessi. (Gr. B<= /span>,F<= span style=3D'mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:"WP Greek Courier"'>F<= /span>@\<= /span>[=3Dpesso]). Draughts. (See LATRUNCULI.)(1883m1)

$H Pessulus.

R. A bolt for a door.(1883m1)

$H Pestle. Painting

(Paint.) A piece of = crystal, marble, or porphyry, which resembles a truncated cone in form. It has a p= lane surface, with which colou= rs placed on a block of marble are ground. Pestles are made in all sorts of shapes. Some are large enough to be held in both hands; these are used for grinding colour to be used in oil‑paint= ing. On the other hand the pestles used by painters in enamel and on porcelain= are very small; they are provided with a handle, and grind the colours in small saucers of marble or agate. 2 ILLUS. pestle1, pestle2(1891= a1)

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$H Pet-amen. Egypt

A high-priest of Amen-Ra, in the reign of = King Aspalut of the XXVIth dynasty. (1876c1)

The consort of Tekh-b= es, a royal lady of the line of Nechtanebos of th= e XXXth dynasty. (1876c1)

A wife of Panki, an obscure king of the XXIVth dynasty. (1876c1)<= o:p>

An Egyptian royal scribe and priest of the goddess Hathor, in the X= XVIth dynasty. He was the son of the lady Mun-khet-isi.(1876c1)

$H Pet-amen-hotep. Egypt

Pet-emenophis.= Or Pet-amen-hotep. An Egyptian functionary of the= XXVIth dynasty, in whose tomb at El Asaseef an important copy of the LXIVth chapter of the Ritual of the Dead was found. (1876c1)

$H Pet-amen-neb-katta.<= /span> Egypt

A priest of the living Cynocephali of the = god Khons at Thebes, in the XXVIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Pet-amen-neb-katta.<= /span> Egypt

An Egyptian chancellor, councillor, and fourth priest of Amen Ra. Period uncertain. (1876c1)

$H Pet-amen-neb-nes-ataui. Egypt

An Egyptian official, the son of the lady = Tat-maut-as-ankh. He was the premier Heb, and sacred scribe, and his wife's name was Ta-schep-en-maut, a lady attached to the temple of Amen Ra= . His name was written by the Greeks Petemnestheus.(1876c1)

$H Pet-ament. Egypt

The gatekeeper of the Golden Hall of Amen-= Ra. He was the son of Sa-pi-hor, a gatekeeper of = the same temple. His double sarcophagus and mummy are in the Leyden Museum. (1876c1)

$H Pétard. Painting

(Paint.) In the lang= uage of the studios of Paris, tirer in péta= rd is to produce a work which is purposely eccentric and is designed to attr= act the attention of the public to its author. Similarly a picture is said to= be too pé= ;tard when it is painted in extravagantly brilliant tones, which take it out of= the realm of truth.(1891a1)

$H Petasus. Costume

Petasus. A low‑crowned, broad‑brimmed hat,= worn in Greece by travellers. It was an attribute of Hermes,= and Greek artists when they wished to make it clear that a personage represen= ted by them was on a journey, adopted the simple expedient of slinging a petasus over his back.(1891a1)

Petasus, Gr. and R. (BXJ"F@H[=3Dpetasos], i.e. = that which spreads out). (1) A soft felt hat with broad brim. (2) The winged cap of Mercury. Most of the horsemen in the Panathenaic procession (see ELGIN MARBLES) wear the petasus. In Greek art it is a conventional sign of a traveller. (Compare PILEUS.)(1883m1)

$H Petaurum.

R. (BXJ"LD@<[=3Dpetauron], lit.= a perch for fowls). A machine employed in the Roman games; probably a fixed "= ;see‑saw.''(1883m1)

$H Pet-ebar. Egypt

The founder of the family of Titia the chief of the scribes of Amen-Ra, in the r= eign of Thothmes III. of the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Pet-e-hake. Egypt

An Egyptian priest of the XXVIth dynasty, the father of the priest Taho. (1876= c1)

$H Pet-e-harpocrates. Egypt

Another form of the Egyptian name Peti-har-pe-khruti, which see. (1876c1)<= /span>

$H Pet-e-khons.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Egypt

The father of Psameti= k, a priest of Amen Ra. See Psametik. (1876c1)

$H Pet-emenophis.=

Pet-emenophis.= Or Pet-amen-hotep. An Egyptian functionary of the= XXVIth dynasty, in whose tomb at El Asaseef an important copy of the LXIVth chapter of the Ritual of the Dead was found. (1876c1)

$H Petemet. Egypt

An Egyptian gentleman, the father of the l= ady Hathor-bet-aei, which see. (1876c1)

$H Petemnestheus. Egypt

The Greek form of the Egyptian name Pet-amen-neb-nes-ataui, which see. (1876c1)

$H Pet-en-senas. "That which is Sea." Egypt

An Egyptian deity; probably a form of the deity Senem, of Syene. The name is of the Ptolemaic period. (1876c1)

$H Pe-tep-munkh.= Egypt

The father of Taho, a priest of Imhotep, in the XXVIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Peter, St. Christianity

The attributes of St= . Peter are the keys, the cross, and the book. As this apostle was regarded as the first bishop, he is often represented as wearing a m= itre. Representations of the following incidents in his career are frequently found: His call with St. Andrew; his attempt to walk on the sea; the stri= king off of Malchus's ear; the denial of Christ; t= he delivery of the keys of the Church to Peter by Christ; and his death by crucifixion head downwards. The legend of Simon Magus, his attempt to bri= be Peter and his subsequent fall, have also suggested many subjects.(1891a1)=

$H Peter‑boat. O.E. A r= iver fisherman's wherry.(= 1883m1)

$H Pet-har-pe-khrot. Egypt

An Egyptian functionary of the Middle Empi= re. (1876c1)

$H Pet-hiset. Egypt

A son of Takelot II. of the XXIInd = dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Peti-har-pe-khruti.<= /span> Egypt

An Egyptian priest who was "Director = of the Royal Boatmen," "Royal Scribe of the South," "Scr= ibe of the Sacred Territory of Abydos," "Scribe Administrator," "Treasure Keeper of the Second Sacerdotal Tribe," "Fourth Prophet of Amen at Userhat," "Fourth Prophet of Osiris at Uupeka," and also a "Prophet of the Deity= Mehut at Abydos." = His mother's name was Kharat-ankh or Kharatannekha, and that of his wife Ise-ta-ari. His eldest son was called Imhotep, and his granddaughter Hor-uta. The period when he liv= ed is uncertain, but it was not in the true Pharaonic times. (1876c1)

$H Petimtse. Pottery

(Pot.) A Chinese word denoting a kind of felspar, which is mixed wi= th kaolin (q.v.) used in the manufacture of porcelain. It vitrifies while the kaolin remains infusible.(1891a1)

$H Petisis. Egypt

The grandson of Osork= on II. by his mother, who was a daughter of Takelot. He was a chief of the Mashouasha, a Sam and chief overseer of t= he works of Pthah. He was the grandfather of the following. (1876c1)

One of the thirteen petty kings of Egypt, who rebelled against, and were subdued by, Piankhi-M= eramen, of the XXIInd dynasty.(1876c1)

$H Pet-isis. Egypt

An Egyptian priest, the son of Pe-schali-en-khons and the lady Ten-pepiou. His triple sarcophagus and mummy are in the Leyden Museum. Period uncertain. (1876c= 1)

$H Petit Canon. Fr. A kind of printing‑type; = two‑line in English.(1883m1)

$H Petite Nature.

A French term applie= d to figures in painting or sculpture, the dimensions of which are intermediate between life size and half life size.(1891a1)

$H Petit Gris, Fr. Minever= fur. (See VAIR.) (1883m1)

$H Petit Texte. Fr. A kind of printing‑type; brevier.(1883m1)

$H Pet-neter. "Divin= e City."<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Egypt

Another name of the Egyptian city generally called Mer-neter, which s= ee. (1876c1)

$H Pet-nit. Egypt

A prince of the blood royal of the XXIVth dynasty, the son of the princess Tantebast, which see. (1876c1)

$H Petoritum.

R. An open four̴= 9;wheeled carriage, a kind of cart used for conveying slaves. Its Gallic origin is indicated by the etymology of the word, viz. petoer, four, and rit, a wheel.(1883m1)

$H Pet-osiris. Egypt

A chief wardrobe-keeper to an unnamed Egyp= tian king. Period uncertain. (1876c1)

A priest and auditor of the temple of Pthah, in the XXVth dynasty. He was the son of the lady Neirioui, and he had a brother named Pthah-hotep. His sarcophagus is in the Leyden Museum. (1876c1)

$H Petronel.

(Fr. poictrinal). A piece of artillery or fire‑arm, used in the 16th century, which was afterwar= ds converted into a clumsy gun called a blunderbuss. It was the medium between the arquebus and the pistol.(1883m1)

$H Petsibast. Egypt

Petsibast= . Or Patubast. The first king of th= e XXIIIrd dynasty. He was succeeded by Osorkon III. (1876c1)

$H Pet-ti. Egypt

Another name of the nomadic Egyptian people who were called Anti. (1876c1)

$H Petu-ankhi I.= Egypt

A king of the XXlst dynasty. He succeeded Men-kheper-ra, and was = himself succeeded by Pisem II. (1876c1)

$H Petubast. Egypt

A priest of the deities Pthah and Bast in the Ptolemaic period. (1876c1)

$H Petubastes. Egypt

Petubastes. The first king of the XXIIIrd dynasty. See Petsibast. (1876c1)

Petubastes. The king of Zanu, one of the petty kings= of Egypt= under the Assyrian Icosarchy. (1876c1)

Petubastes. The name of a petty king of Egypt= at the time of the first Olympiad, or B.C. 776. He is not yet certainly identifi= ed. He may have been the preceding. (1876c1)

$H Petunse.

Chinese. A fine clay= used for porcelain; a kind of kaolin.(1883m1)

$H Peulvan, Celt. (See MENHIR.) (1883m1)

$H Pew. Architecture

(Arch.) T= his term is applied to the parallel rows of seats placed in the nave and aisles of churches. The pews which belong to an early period are often exquisite specimens of wood carving, and add to the dignity and beauty of the churc= hes in which they are found. In the first half of the present century pews we= re constructed in the shape of square wooden boxes, which were disfigurement= s to the church, and possessed the sole advantage of concealing their occupants from the gaze of their neighbours.(1891a1)

$H Pewter.

An alloy of 100 part= s of tin to 17 of antimony; or 89 tin, 7 antimony, and 2 copper. Tin and zinc, and lead and tin, are sometimes used to make pewter. The ancient guild of the Pewterers' Company h= ave their hall in Lime Street.(1883m1)