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FIRST EGYPTIAN ROOM. 
seated, wearing the shenti: the head attire of diminished proportion, 
and the statue of a very late era. Bronze. 2 ft. h. * 
Over Cases 2, 3. Outer coffin of Penamoun, a priest. (See 
Case 6 . for the inner coffin, and 65. for the body.) Below is a 
dedication to Osiris, and the goddess Athor. Wood. 6 ft. 8 ^ in. h., 
2 ft. ^ in. 1 . 
Over Case 3. Statue of a queen or of a goddess, of the period of 
the 22nd dynasty. Bronze . 
Over Case 4. Osiris Pethempamentes standing. Bronze. 
Over Case 6 . Female, probably a deity, standing, her right hand 
clasped, her left flat and open. Bronze. 2 ft. 65 in. h. 
Over Cases 8 to 25. Casts of the sculptures from the entrance of 
the small temple of Beit-oually, near Kalabshe. This side is in two 
compartments, and in the first is Rameses II. in his war-chariot, attended 
by his two sons, attacking the black and copper-coloured races of 
Kush or ^Ethiopia. In the second portion is Rameses II. seated 
on his throne, investing with a gold chain Amenemape or Amou- 
nemopt, prince of Kush or ^Ethiopia, introduced to him by his 
eldest son Amenherpefbour or Amounhipefbour. Behind the prince 
are tusks of elephants, skins of panthers, gold chains, gold dust 
and gems, rings of gold, bucklers, chairs, feathers, and eggs of the 
ostrich ; these are followed by /Ethiopians bringing various live animals, 
the most remarkable of which are oxen with their horns in the shape 
of human hands, and a head with a tuft of hair. In the lower division 
the same prince is introduced by two high officers of state to the 
monarch, having across his shoulders a tray of valuable plants, skins of 
panthers, and chains of gold. He is followed by /Ethiopians bringing 
various animals, among which are a giraffe, green monkeys, gazelles,- 
and lions, females carrying their children, and prisoners manacled. 
Over Cases 30, 32. Four sepulchral vases, representing the four 
genii of the Amenti for Senmut, a military officer during the reign of 
Psammetichus. 
Over Case 31. Mummy case, scooped out of a single tree; the 
head in a feathered daft, the face black, the body covered by the wings 
and tail of a bird ; on the chest a vulture; on the soles of the feet, Isis 
and Nephthys kneeling on altars; down the body is a dedication to 
Osiris. No name remains, but the case is apparently of the style and 
period of the coffin of king Nentef, of the 11th dynasty, in Case 70. 
Wood. 6 ft. 1 in. h. 
Over Cases 32, 33. Two bronze female figures, representing queens 
or goddesses, in the style of the 19tn and 22 nd dynasties. 
Over Case 34. Coffin of Mauteneimas, or Mouteneimos, female 
musician of the goddess Maut; on it Netpe, a door with bolts, a ram 
and vase, and the usual scenes. Wood. 5 ft. 11 in. h. 
Over Cases 40 to 57. Casts of sculptures from the entrance of 
the small temple at Beit-oually near Kalabshe. In the first division 
on the left hand, the monarch Rameses II. seated on his throne re¬ 
ceives the principal officers of his court, who bring before his feet cap¬ 
tives of the chief nations of Asia. In the second division, the king, 
attended by his dog Anathemnisht, is about to decapitate an Asiatic. 
In the third, crowned in the teshr or red cap, having ascended his 
chariot, he attacks an Asiatic nation, who are represented in full rout. 
