240 PYRAMIDS OF SACCARA. 
CHAP, shews us, not only the sacred writings but 
' . also the sort of symbolical painting used by the 
priests of Egypt. At the same time, in rude- 
ness of design, and in the forced exhibition of 
profile, the style of delineation resembles that 
which is seen upon the most antient (fictile) 
vases, found in the sepulchres of those Grecian 
colonies that were established in the south of 
Italy. 
Antelope. Somc youug^rahs brought us an antelope, 
which they had recently caught. This we pur- 
chased of them for three piastres; about four 
shillings of our money. They had so bruised 
its legs with cords, that, notwithstanding all our 
endeavours to preserve this beautiful animal, it 
lived with us but a short time. The poor 
creature, after being compelled to exchange its 
free ransfe of the desert for a confined birth on 
board the djerm, grew tame, and seemed sen- 
eible of the kindness of its keepers; for it 
actually died licking the hands of the person who 
fed it. The people of Saccara brought us also 
several antique idols, beads, amulets, &c. found 
about the Pyramids, and in the Catacombs. Of 
these we shall briefly notice the more remark- 
able. 
