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the linen bandages of the mummy which still adhere to the back of the case, that the body
was placed in it while yet the bitumen was in a fluid state.
590. Top or front of the same. ■ Sycamore figwood.
.,. fi feet high,
This case is remarkable for its short and wide proportions, resembling some stone mummy- 2 feet wide
cases of the late Greek period out of the mummy-field of Sakkara. The features are scarcely
defined, and the whole is coarsely executed.
The exterior, as well as the interior, is covered with a thick coating of bitumen, over which .
the necklace, the winged disc, and several vertical columns of hieroglyphics were painted,
though now nearly obliterated.
591. Stone in the form of a pyramid, on each side of which is engraved, in the Fine sandstone.
basso-relievo peculiar to Egypt, the figure of a man in the attitude of jjjjjjj**
prayer, on one knee.
From the style of his dress, and of the sculpture, there is no doubt that this monument is of
the best time cf the 18th dynasty.
It was purchased at the sale of Sig. Athanasi.
592. Pyramid, on two sides of which is engraved the figure of a man in the Limestone.
relievo of Egypt, in the act of prayer, on one knee. incheswide**'
In a compartment above is a figure of Anubis. On the two other sides are two figures of
monkeys, also in the act of adoration. In the compartment above them the sun is repre-
sented in a boat. All these subjects, with their accompanying hieroglyphics, are in good,
preservation.
This pyramid is published in the Second Series of Egyptian Inscriptions, by S. Sharpe, Esq.
plate 73 (Moxon, London, 1833), where it is stated by that authority that these minia-
ture pyramids " were used as gifts to the temple, because the words ' hill' and ' gift' are
nearly the same in the Coptic language."
593. Pyramid, whose sides are not flat, but which have an irregular entasis.
On one side is a square niche, as if representing the entrance of the tomb, in which stands the
figure of a female child with a lock of hair proceeding out of the right side of the head.
Purchased at the sale of Sig. Athanasi.
594. The left hand and part of the knee, probably of a statue of the lion-
headed goddess.
595. The right ear of a statue of a lion-headed figure.
the linen bandages of the mummy which still adhere to the back of the case, that the body
was placed in it while yet the bitumen was in a fluid state.
590. Top or front of the same. ■ Sycamore figwood.
.,. fi feet high,
This case is remarkable for its short and wide proportions, resembling some stone mummy- 2 feet wide
cases of the late Greek period out of the mummy-field of Sakkara. The features are scarcely
defined, and the whole is coarsely executed.
The exterior, as well as the interior, is covered with a thick coating of bitumen, over which .
the necklace, the winged disc, and several vertical columns of hieroglyphics were painted,
though now nearly obliterated.
591. Stone in the form of a pyramid, on each side of which is engraved, in the Fine sandstone.
basso-relievo peculiar to Egypt, the figure of a man in the attitude of jjjjjjj**
prayer, on one knee.
From the style of his dress, and of the sculpture, there is no doubt that this monument is of
the best time cf the 18th dynasty.
It was purchased at the sale of Sig. Athanasi.
592. Pyramid, on two sides of which is engraved the figure of a man in the Limestone.
relievo of Egypt, in the act of prayer, on one knee. incheswide**'
In a compartment above is a figure of Anubis. On the two other sides are two figures of
monkeys, also in the act of adoration. In the compartment above them the sun is repre-
sented in a boat. All these subjects, with their accompanying hieroglyphics, are in good,
preservation.
This pyramid is published in the Second Series of Egyptian Inscriptions, by S. Sharpe, Esq.
plate 73 (Moxon, London, 1833), where it is stated by that authority that these minia-
ture pyramids " were used as gifts to the temple, because the words ' hill' and ' gift' are
nearly the same in the Coptic language."
593. Pyramid, whose sides are not flat, but which have an irregular entasis.
On one side is a square niche, as if representing the entrance of the tomb, in which stands the
figure of a female child with a lock of hair proceeding out of the right side of the head.
Purchased at the sale of Sig. Athanasi.
594. The left hand and part of the knee, probably of a statue of the lion-
headed goddess.
595. The right ear of a statue of a lion-headed figure.