PYRAMIDS OF SACCARA. 241 
1 . Scarahcei, formed of onyx-stones, with signets, chap. 
containing hieroglyphic characters, but exe» ^- 
cuted in the coarsest manner ; the stones Antiquities 
being at the same time so decomposed, the Arabs. 
that they are become of a whitish colour, 
quite opaque, and externally resemble 
common limestone. Of this nature were 
the signets mentioned by Plutarch, as 
worn by soldiers '. See Nos. 1, and 2, of the 
Plate. 
2. Small lachrymatory vessels of terra-cotta, 
formed of pale-white clay, without varnish. 
3. Vessels of libation, of the same materials. 
4. Knife-blades of bronze. These are fre- 
quently represented in hieroglyphic \^riting. 
5. Small idols, formed of blue glass, shaped 
to resemble the form of the Mummy -chests. 
See No. ^. 
6. Smaller images oi Anuhis, of the same sub- 
stance, bored to be worn as ear-drops, or 
amulets round the neck. See No. 4. 
7. Similar figures of Orus. See No. 5. 
8. Sculptured idols, formed o( limestone, repre- 
senting the double image oi Leo and Virgo, 
crowned by an orb, as the Sun. See No. 6. 
(l) De Isid. et Osir. c. 10. Lut. 1624. 
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