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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. 
[EGYPTIAN 
CASE F. SACRED ANIMALS, QUADRUPEDS. 
Div. I. Jackals, emblems of Anubis, lying down ; some with collars 
round their necks, inlaid with porcelain or composition. Wood. 1 
ft. 9 in L, 10 in. h.; 4 in. 1., 4 in. h. 
Div. 2. Cynocephalus, or dog-headed baboon, emblem of the moon, 
seated; fore paws upon his knees; on his head the lunar disc. Dark 
stone. 8 in. h. 
Cynocephali seated, the fore paws upon the knees. In one, the 
eyes, collar, and symbolic eye pendent from the same, are inlaid with 
gold; round the base a dedication to “ Thoth, lord of Shmoun ” (Her- 
mopolis). Bronze. From 2\ to If in. h. 
Lion, emblem of Phtha or Dorns, lying extended; apparently taken 
from the apex of a sistrum. Bronze. 2f in. 1., If in. h. 
Cats, emblems of Pasht or Bubastis, seated; some have collars 
round their necks; one has the symbolic eye suspended from the collar; 
round the base, a dedication to Pasht. Bronze. 11 to -§ in. h. 
A cat, placed upon a staple. Bronze. 2k in. h. 
Heads of cats, from statues; on one an engraved symbol; the ears 
have held ear-rings. Bronze. 
A wolf? emblem of Osiris, walking. Bronze. f in. h. 
A jackal, emblem of Anubis, standing on a standard; model of one 
of the standards borne in the funeral processions. Wood. 4| in. h. 
Thebes. Presented by J. G. Wilkinson, Esq., 1834. 
A dog with a curled tail, and collar round the neck, of the Greek or 
Roman period. Terracotta. 
Shrew-mice, emblems of Maut or Buto. On the shoulders of one 
is engraved the winged globe; on the back, a vulture with outstretched 
wings; a similar vulture behind; round the pedestal, dedications to 
Athor or Horns. Bronze. in. 1., 2\ in. h. t 
A horse, sacred to Amoun-ra, bridled; of late workmanship. 
Bronze. 1 in. h. 
Apis, the bull, emblem of Osiris and the moon; one has the urseated 
disk between the horns; on the neck, the searabeeus with open wings; 
a housing on the back, behind which a vulture with expanded wings; 
these are all engraved. Bronze. From 2| to If in. h. 
Apis, walking; the horns and disk are wanting. This figure is on 
its original plinth. Wood. 1 ft, 3 in. 1., 9f in. h. 
Apis, walking; a man with the shenti kneels upon both knees 
facing the bull. The head of this figure is broken off. Dark stone . 
7f in. h. 
Gazelle, walking, sacred to Typhon. If in. h. Another, with its 
legs bound for sacrifice. Bronze. 2f in. 1. 
Ibex, kneeling upon the right fore leg; emblem of Typhon. Wood. 
2 in. h. 
A ram, the emblem of Chnouphis, walking, on its head the otf; of 
a late era. Bronze. 2f in. h. 
A ram, with the head attire of Amoun-ra. Bronze. 
The head of a ram; beneath are the ends of four iron pins to attach 
it to some other object, and above, an iron pin for the head attire. 
Brown stone. 3 in. h. 
