402 Notes on Egyjpiia?i Antiquities. 



somewhat like that of Cassia buds, though not precisely. T- 

 alcohol the spices yield a very small quantity of soluble matter, 

 having a brown colour and heavy resinous and 

 ammoniacal smell ; and, after thorough washing 

 in alcohol, the residuum is destitute of odour, and 

 has merely a bitter taste. 



Externally to the spices a square plate of cop- 

 per-foil had been moulded upon the face; and 

 two smaller pieces had been placed on the upper 

 part of the feet, at the base of the toes. 



A quantity of lichen (see Note) had then been 

 placed over the front part of the body to give it 

 a more rounded contour, and to retain the odour 

 of the spices ; and it had been swathed in numer- 

 ous linen cloths, folded over the front, and with 

 many loose pieces put in to fill out the form. 

 JF* k The body lies upon a narrow board, which has 



A? |8 previously been used for some other purpose, hav- 

 ■ ^^ ing a dovetail and pin at one end ; but has been 



rounded on the lower side to fit it for its present 

 Fig 1. use. 

 The coffin is elaborately ornamented on all sides, and covered 

 with characters and figures of deities. It has also a figure of a 

 lady in full dress, and a male figure lying on a bier ; and in ano- 

 ther part a similar male figure on the back of the bull Apis. The 

 outer surface has been covered with linen, saturated with white 

 paint or plaster before the figures were drawn upon it. The inte- 

 rior is thickly coated with white paint. The interior sides are 

 inscribed with hieroglyphics, and a female figure, no doubt that 

 of the occupant, is drawn in profile over the middle both of the 

 cover and bottom. 



The first finger of the right hand and the little finger of the 

 left hand have been cut off previously to embalming, probably to 

 obtain rings. 



The head is finely proportioned, and the features regular ; the 

 feet very small and delicate. The measurements are as follows : 

 Height of body, 5 feet. 



Occipital diameter of skull, 7 inches 2 tenths. 

 Parietal diameter of skull, 5 inches 8 tenths. 

 Length of foot, 7 inches 5 tenths. 

 The hair is quite white, straight but short. Its appearance 

 under the microscope is similar to that of ordinary European hair, 

 and its Gross section apparently a flat oval. 



