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they depofited it in an Urn, and cemented 

 a Cover on it. Over the Coffin is a fquare 

 Cafe, in which they placed Ibme Utenfils 

 belonging to the Deceafed, and depofited 

 it near the Body j as alfo two Models of 

 a Mummy, one of which they put near 

 the Coffin at the Head, the other at the 

 Feet. 



. In Poland are at this Time found natu- 

 ral Mummies, preferved without the Af- 

 fiftance of Art. They are met with in Ca- 

 verns, are of a blackifh Colour, with the 

 Fleffi and Skin fhrunk almoft clofe to the 

 Bones : It was, fome Centuries ago, com- 

 mon in the Wars, for the weaker Party 

 to retire into fuch Caves, where they were 

 often fuffocated by the Enemy, and are 

 now found in the flate abovementioned. 

 Human Bodies, refembling thefe laft, are 

 faid to be often met with in the Deferts of 

 Arabia, 



An Urn of the Ibis, and feveral Egyp- 

 tian Idols in Bronze, are over the Mum- 

 my : I fhall firft mention Ofiris, It is the 



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