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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. 
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Amoun-ra. On the top is the hawk of the sun, and in the interioi is 
Greek zodiac. On the board is Nutpe. Wood . 6 ft. 11 ^ in. 1 ., 
ft. 6 in. h., 2 ft. 4^ in. b. . . 
Case 91. Sepulchral tablet; a deceased, adoring Isis, Nephthys, 
and the four genii of the dead ; a deceased, named Naska . . . 
Case 92. Four sides of a sepulchral box, similar to those in Cases 
1—7, Bronze Room. Hawk of the sun, and Isis and Nephthys ador- 
ing the emblem of Osiris. Wood. . . 
Case 93. Sepulchral tablets; of Pa-mas, adoring Osins, Isis, and 
Nephthys ; of Iri-en-aru, adoring Socharis, Isis, and four genu. 
Case 94. Various specimens of Egyptian glass. 
Case 95. Amulets ; the greater portion of them in the shape oi 
the scarabseus, but many in those of animals (among which are 
Egyptian hedgehogs, and a human-headed hog) ; they have incused 
on their bases the figures of deities, sacred animals, the names of kings, 
short inscriptions, and other symbols or hieroglyphics. They have 
formed portions of necklaces, bracelets, rings, or other articles of per- 
sonal adornment, and are classed according to. the objects which they 
represent, with an internal arrangement following the rank of the sym- 
bols on their bases. Among the larger ones in Div. 1, will be found 
the prenomen of Re-Men-Ka, ( Mencheres ), the names of Amenophis 
II and III., and Taia, his wife; on the smaller in Div. 2, the 
fio-ures and names of Amoun and Phtah ; the names or prenomens of 
Amenemhe I., Osortasen IIL,Thothmes III. (Moeris), Amenophis II. 
and III., Rameses II. or III. ( Sesostris), an unplaced Amenophis, 
Rameses IV., and Aahmes Neithsi (Amasis) of the 26th dynasty. 
Amethyst , carnelian , dark and vitrified stone , porcelain , Sfc. 
Case 96. Scarabsei completely carved; most of them have rings 
or perforations under the body. Basalt, porcelain, carnelian , composi- 
^°Cafes 97 99. Tablets ; of a deceased named Tes led by Thoth be- 
fore Socharis, Isis, and four genii of the dead ; of a deceased Theban; 
of Her-ru, adoring the four genii of the dead ; of Naspet, adoring 
Osiris, Anubis, Mau, Au, and Ra; of Amenartas adoring Osiris, feo- 
charis, and the four genii of the dead ; of Iru-ru-u, adoring Ra, Anu- 
bis, and four genii of the dead ; of Sensao, a Theban officei ; of Pia- 
mentu, adoring Osiris, Isis, Nephthys, and four genii. H ood. 
Case 100. Sepulchral scarabmi, generally engraved with a prayer .or 
formula, extracted from the ritual, relative to the heart or soul, of which 
it was probably the emblem. Considerable difference exists in the 
length of the inscriptions; but they often contain the name of the 
deceased. The inscribed sepulchral scarabeei are found between the 
folds of the interior bandages and on the chest of the mummies, ihe 
inscription is on the base ; but the names and titles of the deceased, 
figures of deities, &c., are found on the elytra and corslet,. From the 
difference observable in the elytra, different species of the insect seem 
to be represented. Among these are a small green jasper scarabseus. 
set in a semi-oval plinth of gold, said to have been found in the cothn 
of kino- Enintef, (Case 70,) but bearing the name of the king Sava- 
kemsaf; several bear the names of different functionaries ; one has a 
heart-shaped vein, in which is engraved a bennou, or ihe bird nyctu 
corax, and at its sides “ the heart of the sun.” In this division are 
