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CASE L L. SEPULCHRAL BOATS, CONES, ETC. 
Div. 1.— Wood. Model of a sepulchral boat, in the 
form of a canoe, conveying to its place of sepulture the 
mummy of a deceased female, laid upon a bier, under a 
canopy supported by four columns with lotus capitals. 
At the head and feet are two females in the act of la¬ 
mentation, in imitation of Isis and Nephthys at the bier of 
Osiris, and at the left side stands a priest holding a roll 
of papyrus in his left hand, as if reading. Before him is 
a large vase, and a similar one in the prow’ of the boat, 
with a lighted altar. A rower is seated in the stern ; 
and there are two oars or paddies, with two high spars 
for rullocks, surmounted by the heads of hawks. At the 
prow are two symbolic eyes. The body is painted of a 
grass green; the prow and stern, of a deep blue colour. 
At the ends are two yellow projections, one straight 
and the other angular. 2 ft. 5| in. 1., 10| in. h. 
Wood . Model of a sepulchral boat similar to the pre¬ 
ceding ; the attitude and head-dress of the female mourners 
is different, and there is no priest; in the prow is a table on 
which are a vase, haunch of a victim, and other objects; 
the blades of the paddles have two symbolic eyes painted 
on them. At the prow and stern are two yellow an¬ 
gular projections. 2 ft. 1 in. 1., 1 ft. \ in. h. 
Div. 2.— Wood . Sepulchral tablet of Ha-heth-re, in 
three divisions. 1. The Hat or good demon and the 
two jackals. 2. The boat of Chnouphis or Knef adored 
by the deceased. 3. The deceased adoring Osiris, Har- 
si-esi, Isis, Nephthys, Thoth, Anubis, Macedo, and the four 
genii of the Amenti. Beneath, a dedication to Ra, Atmou, 
the gods resident in Poni, Osiris pethempamentes, Osiris 
lord of Rosat, Isis, Nephthys, Anubis, Hop-hioue (Ma¬ 
cedo), Athor, and the gods resident in Noutehir, “ that 
they may give an abode provided with drugs, flesh, fowl, 
wine, milk, libations, kufi clothes, offerings, and all other 
good and pure things for the Osirian superintendent. . . . 
Ha-heth-re (Hophra), son of-born of the lady of 
the house-the names of the parents of the de¬ 
ceased being omitted. The whole richly coloured, and 
surrounded by a border representing feathers. 1 ft. 7 in. 
h., 1 ft. 1 in. b. 
Wood. Sepulchral tablet; the deceased adoring 
