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THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS. CHAP. XV. 



inadmissible to their temples, and some more pe- 

 culiarly adapted to prescribed periods of the year, 



No. 4«'2. ' OfTcrings on tlie Altar. Sritish Museum. 



1, 2,3. Vases of oiiitinciit, &c. on stands crowned with lotiLS flowers. 

 4. Hou(|Hcls ol'liilus and other flowers presented by the son of the deceased. 

 f>. Table ol (illcriuns ; the most remarkable of which are cakes, grapes, figs, 



hind leu and head of a victim, two hearts, a goose, lotus flowers, and the 



cucurbita. 

 G. Four vases on stands, with their mouths closed with ears of corn ; over 



them is a wreath of leaves. 

 7. The person of the tomb seated. 



