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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [EGYPTIAN 
Wood. Upper part of the cover of the coffin of king 
Men-ka-re, the Mycerinus or Mencheres of the Greeks, 
successor of Saophis II., and builder of the third pyra¬ 
mid. The coffin has been made in shape of a mum¬ 
my, but the head is wanting. In front are two perpendicu¬ 
lar lines of hieroglyphics, “ Osirian king Men-ka-re of 
eternal life, born of heaven, engendered of Netpe . . . hav¬ 
ing extended thy mother Netpe over thee, may they watch 
over thy rest in heaven, and manifest thee to the god 
chastiser of thy enemies, king Men-ka-re of eternal life. 15 
Beside this are various portions of the lid and chest of 
the same. 4 ft. 2 in. 1. Found in a chamber of the third 
pyramid by Col . Howard Vyse > 1837, and presented by him 
in 1838. 
Body of king Men-ka-re, found in a chamber of the 
third pyramid excavated by Col. Howard Vyse in 1837. 
It consists of part of the back, the pelvis, and legs, with 
a fragment of its woollen wrapper. Presented by Col . 
Howard Vyse , 1838. 
Skull, and cloth made of wool, having formed part of 
its wrapper, from the quarries at Mokattam. Presented 
by Hr. J. Bowring , 1838. 
Mummies of children. 2 ft. 8 in. h., 1 ft. 6 in. 1. 
Wood. Case for holding a foetus, in shape of Osiris 
pethempamentes seated. b\ in. h. 
Finger, sheathed in silver or silver gilt, from a mummy. 
The colour may have been produced by the heated bitu¬ 
men. 2| in. 1. 
Linen. Tress of hair in its bandages, from a female 
mummy. 2 ft. 3 in. 1. 
Mummied hair from the heads of men, in oval cakes. 
6 in. 1. 
Div 3.— Sycamore. Part of the lid of the coffin of 
Taihreri, a female; on it are depicted the judgment scene of 
the Amend, the hawk of Sochari, the embalmment scene, 
Thoth, and other deities. The face is yellow, the 
back ground buff, the hieroglyphics blue on a white 
ground. In the interior is a figure of Netpe and the Hat 
or good demon. 4 ft. 3 in. h. 
Mummy of Onkhsnofre, in its bandages ; the exterior 
are of a buff pink or salmon colour, and upon them are 
the remains of beaded work of bugles, among which is a 
