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tended by Thoout or Thoth, Har-hek, and other deities. 
3. The deceased adoring Osiris pethempamentes, Horus, 
Isis, Nephthys, Thoth, Anubis and Macedo; underneath, 
a row of symbols of life and of stability, and a dedication 
to Ra, Atmou, Osiris pethempamentes, Isis, Nephthys, 
Macedo, and Anubis, “ that they will give an abode pro¬ 
vided with flesh, fowl, wine, milk, libations of water, 
bread, and incense, for the sake of the Osirian Taibesate, 
justified.” The whole edge of the painting, with the ex¬ 
ception of the base, is surrounded by a border of feathers ; 
the whole is coloured blue, red, and green. 2 ft. h,, 1 
ft. 1 in. b. 
Div, 2.— Wood . Models of two sets of sepulchral vases 
with covers of a human, baboon, jackal, and hawk head 
respectively, representing Amset, Rape, Sioumautf and 
Kebhsnauf, the four genii of the Amenti or Hades. There 
is a perpendicular line of hieroglyphics in front, contain¬ 
ing the names of the genii. 1 ft. 2 in. h. to in. h. 
Green porcelain. Sepulchral vase, third of a set, with 
the jackal-headed cover of Sioumautf. in. h. 
Linen . Bags containing the saw-dust used in absorb¬ 
ing the moisture of the entrails; one is enclosed in a 
small cylindrical basket made of fibres of palm. 3^ in. h. 
Div. 3 .—Arragonite, terracotta , wood , fyc. Covers from 
sepulchral vases, representing a human head, indicative of 
the genius Amset. 6 to 3j in. h. 
Arragonite . Cover of a sepulchral vase, in the shape 
of a human head with a lock of hair on the right side, in¬ 
dicative of Horus. 4j in. h. 
Terracotta , wood. Covers from sepulchral vases, in the 
shape of a human head, indicative of Amset; the faces 
are occasionally painted yellow, the colour usually ap¬ 
propriated to females. 6 to 3 in. h. 
Div. 4.— Arragonite , calcareous stone . Covers from 
sepulchral vases, in shape of the head of the cynoce- 
phalus, indicative of Hape, 3| to S\ in. h. 
Calcareous stone . Covers from sepulchral vases, in 
shape of the head of a jackal, indicative of Sioumautf. 
5 to 4 in. h. 
Calcareous stone. Similar covers, in shape of the head 
of a hawk, indicative of Kebhsnauf. 5 to 4| in. h. 
