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each winged and surmounted by the horns of a goat and feather. On 
the ends of the coffin are a winged scarabseus, two figures of Hat, the 
embalmment scene, the goddess Netpe, and the soul receiving the liba¬ 
tions of Nephthys and Thoth, Isis and Horus. On the flat sides are 
the boats with the left symbolic eye, and the disk of Kneph, each at¬ 
tached to a disked urseus drawn by human-, hawk-, and baboon-headed 
deities, a train of inferior deities, &c. On the top is a gilt hawk of 
Ra, and lines of hieroglyphics. On the ledge of the upper end is 
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terior of the lid Netpe; at each side of her, six signs of the zodiac, 
commencing with Leo on her right, and Cancer on her left side ; the 
sun, personified as a boat with a disk, in which is Chnouphis, enters Leo; 
while another boat, in the disk of which is the left symbolic eye, enters 
Cancer. A scarabaeus and two cynocephali are at the feet of the god¬ 
dess ; at the sides of her head are stars. The sides of the lid, within, 
have the twenty-four hours of the day and night personified as females, 
with disks upon their heads, enclosing stars ; those of the night being 
probably indicated by dark, those of the day, by light coloured gar¬ 
ments. A disk shedding rays of light, cow of Athor, with the Hat. 
On the four corner posts are invocations relative to the course of the 
soul. The board upon which the body was laid represents Netpe 
with a wreath upon her head, long hair, and pendent arms, with her 
feet placed upon the symbol of the hills; at the sides of her head, Isis 
and Nephthys kneeling and deploring. The background represents 
the heglyg, or persea; down the body is a perpendicular line of hiero¬ 
glyphics, “ I am the great mother,” &c. The whole of this coffin is 
executed in Graeco-Egyptian style; the background is white; that 
of the hieroglyphics salmon colour. Wood. 6 ft. 11^ in. 1., 2 ft. 6 
in. h., 2 ft. in. b. 
Div. 1, 2. Amulets; the greater portion of them in the shape of 
the scarabaeus, but many in those of animals (among which are 
Egyptian hedgehogs, and a human-headed hog) ; they have incused 
on their bases the figures of deities, sacred animals, the names of kings, 
short inscriptions, and other symbols or hieroglyphics. They have 
formed portions of necklaces, bracelets, rings, or other articles of per¬ 
sonal adornment, and are classed according to the objects which they 
represent, with an internal arrangement following the rank of the sym * 
bols on their bases. Among the larger ones in Div. 1, will be found 
the prenomen of Re-Men-Ka, the names of Amenof II. and III., and 
Taia, wife of the latter; on the smaller in Div. 2, the figures and 
names of Amoun and Phtah ; the names or prenomens of Amenemhe 
I., Osortasen III., Thothmes III. (Moeris), Amenof II. and III., 
Rameses II. or III. (Sesostris), an unplaced Amenof, Rameses IV. 
and Aahmes Neithsi (Amasis) of the 26th dynasty. Amethyst , car- 
nelian , dark and vitrified stone , porcelain , 8fc. 
Div. 3. Scarabsei completely carved; most of them haverings or per¬ 
forations under the body. Basalt , porcelain , carnelian , composition , Sfc. 
Div. 4. Sepulchral scarabsei, 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 inscriptions; but they often contain the name of the 
deceased. The inscribed sepulchral scarabsei are found between the 
