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ROOM.] 
Pottery . Fragments from vases ; one, which is from 
Coptos, has the figure of a hare traced on it; on another 
is a spiral ornament. Presented by J . G. Wilkinson , Esq ., 
1834. 
CASE Q. MUMMY COFFIN. 
Cedar wood . Inner coffin of “ Harsontiotf, divine 
father and prophet priest of Amoun in Thebes,” invested 
with several other offices, as prophet priest of Khons, 
Isis, and Harsaphes, of the saviour and brother gods ? 
superintendent of the incense vases of Amoun, son of 
Nasht-har-hat, prophet priest of Amoun in Thebes, &c.; 
and of Taitnofreophth, an assistant priestess of Amoun- 
ra. The face is gilt, bearded, in a blue claft. There is a 
rich oskh terminated at each shoulder by the head of a hawk 
in the otf; upon the neck an emblem of the soul and 
pectoral plate, representing the deceased adoring Osiris, 
Horus, Isis, and Nephthys. Beneath the oskh is the scara- 
baeus with expanded wings thrusting forward the disk, 
adored by cynocephali. In front is an invocation to Ra of 
seven perpendicular lines of hieroglyphics with figures of 
the four genii of the Amenti, and Isis and Nephthys in 
compartments. On the feet are two jackals, guardians 
of the upper and lower hemisphere, and the names and 
titles of the deceased. 
The interior of the cover or lid exhibits an astrono¬ 
mical scene. The heaven (Tphe) as a female with ex¬ 
tended arms and legs; above her head a winged globe, 
and emblem of progression, both inverted ; the red disk of 
the sun appears beneath her chin, at her waist, and at her 
feet; on her breast, between the fore parts of two 
sphinxes, is an oval containing a hawk-headed deity be¬ 
tween two wings, two vipers, and a human-headed viper. 
Beneath these are four human heads surmounted by palm 
branches placed on a viper and entitled “ the heads of 
the lords of flamea human-headed deity disked 
standing by the side of a serpent with human legs and 
two wings, which he grasps; at each side of him a 
symbolic eye; by the side of this emblem is inscribed 
“ eternity.” Beneath, a figure of the soul flying— “ the 
spirits passing to life eternal.” At the right side of 
Tphe is Ra piercing with a spear the constellation Taurus, 
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