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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [EGYPTIAN 
bronze , fyc. 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 , 
fyc. 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, 
&c. 
Div. 6. Basalt , serpentine , marble , hematite , steatite , 
Sfc . 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 pf the de¬ 
ceased, figures of deities, &c., are found on the elytra 
and corslet. From the difference observable in the elytra, 
different species of the insect seem to be represented. 
Among these are a small green jasper scarabaeus, set in a 
semi-oval plinth of gold, said to have been found in the 
coffin of king Enintef, but bearing the name of the king 
Samkem . f; several bear the names of different func¬ 
tionaries ; one has a heart-shaped vein, in which is en¬ 
graved a bennou, and at its sides “ the heart of the sun.” 
