242 GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [EGYPTIAN 
inferior deities, and the deceased in the act of adoration. 
The sides of the coffin represent part of the scenes depicted 
on the chambers and sarcophagi of the kings, the bark of 
the sun drawn by the hours, the capture of the apoph or 
gigantic serpent, the sounding of the depths by the boatmen, 
the deceased adoring in the bark, inferior deities, emblems, 
&c. At the top of the coffin is the scarabaeus thrusting 
forward the head-dress of Osiris, saluted by Seben vul¬ 
ture-headed, and Sate with the head of an uraeus. Two 
cartouches of Osiris saluted by Isis and Nephthys, winged. 
Osiris, emblem of stability, adored by Isis, Nephthys, and 
two other deities. At each side, in compartments,-are 
seated figures of mummied animal-headed inferior deities. 
At the bottom of the coffin are depicted two figures with 
their hands bound behind them and their feet tied, em¬ 
blematic of the enemies of Egypt, and an inscription be¬ 
fore them, “ all thy enemies are under thy sandals.” 
Two jackals seated facing, and two figures of Osiris pe- 
thempamentes, having a finger on the top of the head, 
from which flows a stream of libations. The back¬ 
ground is uncoloured, and the divisions are formed 
by horizontal and perpendicular lines of hieroglyphics, 
containing inscriptions relative to the various scenes, &c. 
On the lower half is a figure of the goddess Netpe, 
placed upon a standard ; by the side are inscriptions 
relative to “ Netpe, the great mother of the gods 
on her head is the hawk standard, symbolic of the Ement 
or west. 
Wood. Figure of Osiris standing upon a plinth, with 
an oskh round the neck, a pectoral plate on the chest, 
and scarabaeus on the stomach. The body, plinth, and 
pedestal are covered w T ith hieroglyphics, invocations of 
the deceased Harsontiotf. The long plinth on which the 
figure stands has in front an excavation with a cover, on 
which is the hawk of Sochari. 2 ft. h. 
Linen . Hypocephalus, covered with stucco, belonging 
to Harsontiotf; black, the figures in yellowy representing 
the boat of the god Kneph, or Chnouphis, and the qua- 
drifrons ram-headed seated type of Amoun-ra. Round it 
is a border of hieroglyphics, containing the names and 
titles of the deceased. 6 in. dr. 
