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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. 
[EGYPTIAN 
that the scarabseus god, Tera, Tore, or Cheper, gives the breath 
of life to his nostrils. Dark granite. Presented by Earl Spencer , 
1805. 
No. 28. A circular vessel, decorated with the head of Athor; 
on it is a dedication from several legal functionaries of Thebes to 
Ta-ur, or Thou-eris, who was another form of the goddess Athor. 
Sandstone. 
No. 28*. Circular bason, probably to hold holy water, having at 
each handle, in cavo-rilievo, a head of the cow-eared terrestrial Athor, 
full face, surmounted by the pylon or gateway. These basons (see 
Nos. 28, 465) were dedicated to this goddess on account of her pre- 
siding over the element of water. Basalt. Presented by B. Goff, 
Esq., 1848. 
No. 29. Iri-nefru, guardian of the temple of Amen-ra, and his 
wife A-pu, seated on a throne, on the sides of which are dedications 
to Amen-ra, Osiris, Mut. The upper part of this group is restored. 
Calcareous stone. 
No. 30. Colossal bust from the statue of a king, much mutilated. 
Nummulite limestone. From Mr. Saifs collection. 
No. 31. A group of Atu, a sacerdotal functionary, seated on a 
throne or chair by the side of his sister Han-ur, a priestess of Amen ; 
holding a nosegay of lotus flowers ; between them, of smaller propor- 
tions, is his son Neferhebf, second priest of the monarch Amenophis 
II., of the 18th dynasty. Found in a tomb near Thebes. Sandstone. 
From Mr. Salt's collection. 
No. 32. Sarcophagus with its cover, on which, in bas-relief, is the 
goddess Athor : in the interior is the sun, and the heaven represented 
as a female, and at the bottom the goddess Athor. The inscriptions 
with which this is covered are the addresses of various deities, in which 
is mentioned the Queen of Amasis, of the 26th dynasty, who is called 
the daughter of the king Psammetichus and his wife Nitocris, and 
mother of the Queen Tachaot. It was discovered in an excavation 
130 feet deep, behind the palace of Rameses II. ( Sesostris), near 
Thebes. 
No. 33. A sarcophagus of a female named Anch, in the form of 
a mummy, which appears to have been originally intended to hold a 
male figure ; on it are the four genii of the Amenti, and a prayer for the 
deceased. Green basalt. 
No. 34. A lion couchant, companion of No. I; on the mane are 
the names and titles of Amen-asro, supposed to have been an Ethi- 
opian monarch, and round the pedestal is a dedication from the mon- 
arch Amen-tuanch or Amenanchut, the son of Amenophis III., 
of the 18th dynasty ; the end of his name has been anciently erased, 
probably to substitute some other. From Mount Barkal. Syenite. 
Presented by Lord Prudhoe , 1835. 
No. 35. Statue, without a head, of a divinity or king, flesh-coloured 
red ; found in a sepulchre near the Pyramids of Gizeh. Calcareous 
stone. Presented by Captain Caviglia, 1817. 
No. 36. Group of an officer of high rank, in the time of the 18th 
dynasty, seated on a chair by the side of a female relation, probably 
his wife or sister. Calcareous stone. From the Collection of Signor 
Anastasi. 
