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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [EGYPTIAN 
ram’s head, each winged and surmounted by the horns of 
a goat and feather. On the ends of the coffin are a winged 
scarabaeus, two figures of Hat, the embalmment scene, the 
goddess Netpe, and the soul receiving the libations of 
Nephthys and Thoth, Isis and Horus. On the flat sides 
are the boat with the left symbolic eye, and the boat with 
the disk of Kneph, each attached to a disked uraeus drawn 
by human-, hawk-, and baboon-headed deities, -^-s, and 
a train of inferior deities seated. On the top is a gilt 
hawk of Ra, and a perpendicular line of hieroglyphics, 
with a horizontal line under each of the upper scenes. 
On the ledge of the upper end is rioT^uot, 
l^nr^oc OiXc-jTor u^x™ ©*>&*>* In the interior of the lid 
are Netpe, with the vase upon her head, elevating her 
arms; at each side of her, six signs of the zodiac, com¬ 
mencing with Leo on her right, and Cancer on her left 
side ; the sun, personified as a boat with a disk, in which 
is a figure of the god Amoun-ra, or 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 goddess; 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 garments. At the upper end is a disk shed¬ 
ding rays of light, and at the lower is a red cow, seated 
on a naos, or pylone, with the Hat or good demon above. 
On the four corner posts are invocations relative to the 
course of the soul. The board upon which the body was 
laid represents a female 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 back ground 
represents the heglyg, or persea; down the body is a per¬ 
pendicular line of hieroglyphics, “ I am the great mo¬ 
ther,” &c. The whole of this coffin is executed in a 
completely Graeco-Egyptian style ; the back ground is 
white ; that of the hieroglyphics salmon colour. 6 ft. 11| 
in. 1 ., 2 ft. 6 in. h., 2 ft. in. b. 
Div. 1, 2. Amethyst , carnelian, dark and vitrified stone , 
porcelain , fyc. Amulets ; the greater portion of them 
