CHAP. XV. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 369 



mysteries, might appear unworthy of the Gods ; 

 and I have ah'eady shown * the pecuHar form in 



No. 479. 



Fig. 1. A basket of sycamore figs. 



2, 3, 4. Hieroglj-phic signifying " wife." 



•5. 6. Cucurbita Lagenaria, y, or Karra-toweel. 



7, 8. Raphanus sativus var. edulis, or Jigl. 



9. Onions. 



which they were offered on some occasions, the 

 mode of decking them with garlands, and the 

 remarkable circumstance of their being frequently 

 presented by the priests who wore the leopard-skin 

 dress. In ordinary offerings they were bound to- 

 gether in a simple bundle, though still made up 

 with great care ; and if instances occur of onions 

 being placed on the altar singly f (even in sculp- 

 tures executed during the time of the l6th Dy- 

 nast};), they are of very rare occurrence. 



Of fruits, the sycamore tig and grapes were 

 the most esteemed for the service of the altar. 

 They were presented on baskets or trays, fre- 

 quently covered with leaves to keep them fresh t; 

 and sometimes the former were represented placed 

 in such a manner, on an open basket, as to resemble 

 the hieroglyphic signifying *' wife."% 



Ointment was presented in different ways, ac- 

 cording to the ceremony in which it was offered. 



* Vol.1, p. 277.; Vol.11, p. 377. ; and Woodcut, No. 49 1 . ?«//•«, 

 p. 382. 



f Vide Woodcut, No. 479. fig. 9. 



X Vide Woodcut, No. 137. Vol. II. p. 150. 



$) Vide Woodcut, No. 479. figs. 1,2, 3, 4. 



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