168 GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [EGYPTIAN 
of vipers, plumes, counterpoises of collars, heart-shaped vases, geo¬ 
metric symbols, &c. Feldspar, lapis lazuli , hematite, steatite , porcelain, 
composition, fyc. 
Div. 6. Sepulchral amulets and scarabaei. Basalt, fyc. 
In the narrow upright part of the Case are several sepulchral tablets, 
similar to those in Case L L. Div. 2. 
CASE B B E. COFFIN, OBJECTS OF ATTIRE, AMULETS, 
SEPULCHRAL ORNAMENTS, ETC. 
Coffin of Soter, an archon of Thebes. On the sides the judgment 
scene of the Amenti and the four-ram-headed hawk of Amoun-ra. On 
the top is the hawk of the sun, and in the interior is a Greek zodiac. 
On the board is Netpe. Wood. 6 ft. ll£ in. L, 2 ft. 6 in. h. 2 ft. 
4J 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 A^menemhe 
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, See. 
Div. 3. Scarabsei completely carved; most of them have rings or per¬ 
forations under the body. Basalt, porcelain, carnelian , composition , Sfc. 
Div. 4. Sepulchral scarabeei, 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 scarabaei are found between the 
folds of the interior bandages and on the chest of the mummies. The 
inscription is on the base; but the names and titles of the deceased, 
figures of deities, &c., are found on the elytra and corslet. From the 
difference observable in the elytra, different species of the insect seem 
to be represented. Among these are a small green jasper scarabseus, 
set in a semi-oval plinth of gold, said to have been found in the coffin 
of king Enintef, but bearing the name of the king Savakem . . f; several 
bear the names of different functionaries; one has a heart-shaped vein, 
in which is engraved a bennou, and at its sides “ the heart of the sun.” 
In this division are other amulets, in form of a vase, human heart, two 
fingers of the hand, &c. Basalt, serpentine , marble, hematite, steatite, Sfc. 
Div. 5. Bandlets from mummies. Linen . 
Ornaments taken from the bodies of mummies; one has stamped 
