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EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES. 
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CASE E E. ANIMAL MUMMIES. 
Div. 1. Conical pots, with covers cemented by stucco, containing 
mummies of the ibis, sacred to and emblem of Thoth. Red earthen¬ 
ware. 1 ft. 4 in. 1. Sakhara. 
Mummy of the black ibis, unrolled, and two eggs. 1 ft. 1J in. 1. 
Div. 2. Mummies of the ibis. 1 ft. 3 to 9 in. 1. 
Bones of the ibis. Presented by J. G. Wilkinson, Esq., 1834. 
Eggs of the ibis. in. 1. Presented by J. G. Wilkinson , Esq . , 
1834. 
Mummy of an owl ? emblem of Buto or Maut, the companion of 
Amoun-ra. 1 ft. 1. 
Mummies of hawks, emblems of Ra and Horns; on the body of one 
a network of strips. 1 ft. 4J to 11 in. h. Thebes. 
Mummy of a small hawk, emblem of Ra, unrolled. 
Div. 3. Mummies of crocodiles, emblems of Sevek, one of the 
forms of Seb, the Egyptian Chronos or Saturn, enveloped in bandages ; 
one in a fine state has been unrolled. 1 ft. 5 to 1 ft. 6 in. 1. Thebes. 
Mummies of the Silurus or Bayad, emblems of Isis, enveloped in 
bandages and unrolled. 
Div. 4. Mummies of fish enveloped in bandages in the shape of 
cakes. 
Mummied lepidotus fish unrolled, in fragments. 
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. Bronze. 2J in. 1. Thebes. 
Elliptical and conical mummied objects, one with the upper pail 
neatly bandaged in pannelled 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 r 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, with few exceptions, the body of the de¬ 
ceased 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, the Ioh- 
en-rou, 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 rela¬ 
tives. They are all inscribed with a similar formula, differing consi¬ 
derably in extent, but containing the names and titles of the deceased, 
who is styled “illustrious Osirian.” 
Tall rectangular boxes with vaulted covers, each containing two 
sepulchral figures of Khons, 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. Wood. 
1 ft. h., 4 in. sq. 
Sepulchral box for Har, prophet priest of Month, &c. The sides of 
