Institut Egyptien <al-Qāhira> [Hrsg.]: Mémoires présentés à l'Institut Egyptien (7.1914)

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DESCRIPTION OF PLATES \.

(For ail particulars see text).

PLATE I.

Fig. 1. Liver, drawn exactly natural size, from actual measurements. The liver is folded upon itself

and contains in the cavity so formed a statuette of the human-headed «Amset».
Fig. 2. Liver (drawn exactly to scale) seen in profile.

PLATE IL

Fig. 1. Part of stomach, drawn natural size. It was packed in saw-dust.

Fig. 2. Stomach. Fracture showing resiiious surface, though it contained no resin.

Fig. 3. Fractured surface of skin of chest and suhjacent muscle. It has a resinous appearance, though it

contained no resin whatever.
Fig. 4. Roll of intestines. Drawn from measurement and reduced lo 3/4 size. It contains a small figure

of the hawk-headed Khebsennuf.

PLATE III.

Fig. 1. Lung, drawn natural size. The lunghas heen dried flat.

Fig. 2 and 3. Heart drawn natural size. Anterior and posterior surfaces.

PLATE IV.

Fig. 1. Nerve of finger. Hsematoxylin. The medullary sheath is well seen (Leitz Oc. Ix1/^)-
Fig. 2. Another section of nerve. Two axis-cylinders are seen. Same staining and magnification as
preceding one.

Fig. 3. Skin of finger. Sweat-glands are évident. Nuclei are seen also. Eosin. (Leitz. Low power).
Fig. 4. Kidney. The epithelium cells have been converted into a yellow homogeneous substance.
Hsematoxylin. (Leitz Oc. Ix1/i2)-

PLATE V.

Fig. 1. Skin of finger. Hsematoxylin. Notice how well the nuclei have been preserved. (Leitz
Oc. ixViî).

Fig. 2. Skin of chest. Notice contrast with preceding one, almost ail the epithelium cells having dis-
appeared. Some of the packing material is still adhèrent to the surface, a., packing material ;
b., corium ; b., subcutaneous tissue. Hsematoxylin. (Leitz. Low power).

Fig. 3. Skin of finger. Transverse section of sweat-glands. Nuclei still visible. (Leitz Oc. lx1/^)-

Fig. 4. Epidermic cells of the skin floated off after macération. Hsematoxylin. Leitz Oc. IxVia)-

Fig. 5. Section through a nerve. (Low power.)

Fig. 6. From the subcutaneous tissue of a body (not mummified but dried in the sand) about 8000 B. G.

No anatomical structure recognisable except unclear masses staining with hsematoxylin (Nuclei).
(Leitz Oc. lxV12).

Fig. 7. Subcutaneous tissue of mammary gland. Ha;matoxylin. (Leitz Oc. lx Vis)-

1 The ligures are from mummies of the XXIst dynasty, unless otherwise slaled.