266 GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [EGYPTIAN 
one of the forms of Seb, the Egyptian Chronos or Saturn, 
enveloped in bandages; one in a fine state has been un¬ 
rolled. 1 ft. 5 to 1 ft. 6 in. 1. Thebes. 
Mummies of the Silurus or Bayad enveloped in bandages 
and unrolled. 
Div. 4.—Mummies of fish enveloped in bandages in 
the shape of cakes. 
Mummied lepidotus fish unrolled, in fragments. 
Bronze . Rectangular case with a lizard at top and 
two small rings, probably for a chain. It has a hole 
lengthwise in which was found the skeleton of a small 
snake enveloped in cloth. in. 1. Thebes. 
Skeleton of a small snake from the above Case. 
Elliptical and conical mummied objects, one with the 
upper part neatly bandaged in panelled ornaments of dark 
and light colour. 1 ft. 4 to 10 in. 1. Thebes 
Mummies of snakes in their bandages, in the shape of 
elliptical cakes. 11 in. to 4 in 1. 
case f f. (not yet finally arranged in divisions). 
SEPULCHRAL FIGURES, AND BOXES. 
These small statues or figures, deposited in small boxes 
or in the coffins of the dead, represent, w r ith few excep¬ 
tions, the body of the deceased in an Osirian dress, one 
hand holding an axe, the other a hoe, and cord of a 
small flat basket suspended on the back. The deceased 
thus equipped are prepared to enter the mystic abode 
of Hapi-moou or Elysian fields, where the soul is engaged 
in the labours of agriculture. It has been conjectured 
from the number found, and the variation of fabric, that 
they were offerings to the deceased by his relatives. They 
are all inscribed with a similar formula, differing con¬ 
siderably in extent, but containing the names and titles 
of the deceased, who is styled “ illustrious Osirian.” 
Wood. Tall rectangular boxes with vaulted covers, 
each containing two sepulchral figures of “ Khons ” or 
“ Khonsou,” “ superintendent of the navigators of the 
boat of Amoun-ra ” ; the face and hands coloured white ; 
there is a collar round the neck and a formula neatly 
carved around the body. 1 ft. h., 4 in. sq. 
Wood. Sepulchral box for Har, prophet priest of 
