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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [EGYPTIAN 
Div* 2. Gold , carnelian , jasper , amethyst , Egyptian 
emerald , Necklaces, bracelets, pendent ornaments, 
beads, &c.; one necklace has pendants in the form 
of the lock of Horus, fish, and cowries, with a cowrie¬ 
shaped clasp ; another has flat beads representing deities, 
symbols, &c. ; and a third, blue spherical beads capped 
with silver. Among the pendants are an aegis of Pasht, 
human-headed hawk, and the shell Indina Nilotica. 
Div. 3. Porcelain , ivory , mother of pearl , carnelian , 
bronze , Finger rings, some in open work, with figures 
of deities, &c. ; on the faces of several are the prenomen 
of Amenof III., the names of Amentuonk, Amoun-ra, 
&c. 
Div. 4. Basalt , arragonite , porcelain , vitrified earth , 
<$5fc. Pectoral plates, which were suspended from the 
neck by strings, or placed upon the exterior bandages of 
mummies ; many are in the shape of a propylon, having 
in high relief the figure of a scarabaeus ascending, placed 
in a boat, adored on each side by Isis and Nephthys ; 
on the base of the scarabaeus is generally the same 
formula as in sepulchral scarabaei. Many of these plates 
bear the names of the persons to whom they belonged ; 
with them are some others having the head of Athor, sca¬ 
rabaeus with symbolic eyes, deities, &c. 
Div. 5. Porcelain . Portions from the network cover¬ 
ings of mummies, consisting of scarabaei, wings, bugles, 
beads, &c. 
Feldspar , lapis lazuli , hematite , steatite , porcelain , com¬ 
position , fyc. Amulets, consisting of symbolic eyes, 
victims, feet of animals, necks of vipers, plumes, counter¬ 
poises of collars, heart-shaped vases, geometric symbols, 
See. 
Div. 6. Basalt , serpentine , marble , hematite , steatite , 
Sepulchral scarabaei, 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 in¬ 
scriptions ; but they often contain the name of the de¬ 
ceased. The inscribed sepulchral scarabaei are found 
between the folds of the interior bandages of the mum¬ 
mies ; the uninscribed on the flesh itself. The inscrip¬ 
tion is on the base; but the names and titles of the de- 
