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CATALOGUE OF EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES. 11
wood of the cover, and painted of a yellow colour,
with a slight tinge of red in the cheeks. The eye-
lids and eyebrows are painted blue, in imitation of
the fashion still prevalent in the East of blacking
the eyelids; but neither in the eyebrows nor eyelids
is the pigment carried beyond the outer canthus.
On her head is placed a bouquet of the lotus flower,
and over her copious blue tresses she wears a wreath
composed of the leaves of the same flower, and some
similar ornaments confine the two large tresses
which hang down in front. Upon these repose two
large globular ear-rings. Her arms are crossed below
her breast over an ample necklace, composed of lotus
flowers and lotus leaves, interspersed with large
round beads. Just below the necklace is the scara-
bseus, with outstretched wings, and on each side of
it is a picture of Osiris on his throne, accompanied
by a goddess, in front of whom, in one picture,
stands Isis, and in the other Nephthys, with wings
attached to their arms. Immediately below this is
a female divinity on one knee, extending her arms,
to which likewise are attached extensive wings.
Then follow, down the centre, four compartments
containing the scarabseus, and on each side four
other compartments, with representations of Osiris,
seated on his throne, with a goddess standing behind
it. Still lower, on the right side, are the ape and
hawk-headed divinities of Amenti; wThile on the left,
are the jackal and human-headed divinities. Lastly,
Anubis, in the form of a jackal, at his post at the
feet of the mummy, as guardian of the body. The
spaces between all these compartments are filled up
with the usual legends and sentences taken out of
wood of the cover, and painted of a yellow colour,
with a slight tinge of red in the cheeks. The eye-
lids and eyebrows are painted blue, in imitation of
the fashion still prevalent in the East of blacking
the eyelids; but neither in the eyebrows nor eyelids
is the pigment carried beyond the outer canthus.
On her head is placed a bouquet of the lotus flower,
and over her copious blue tresses she wears a wreath
composed of the leaves of the same flower, and some
similar ornaments confine the two large tresses
which hang down in front. Upon these repose two
large globular ear-rings. Her arms are crossed below
her breast over an ample necklace, composed of lotus
flowers and lotus leaves, interspersed with large
round beads. Just below the necklace is the scara-
bseus, with outstretched wings, and on each side of
it is a picture of Osiris on his throne, accompanied
by a goddess, in front of whom, in one picture,
stands Isis, and in the other Nephthys, with wings
attached to their arms. Immediately below this is
a female divinity on one knee, extending her arms,
to which likewise are attached extensive wings.
Then follow, down the centre, four compartments
containing the scarabseus, and on each side four
other compartments, with representations of Osiris,
seated on his throne, with a goddess standing behind
it. Still lower, on the right side, are the ape and
hawk-headed divinities of Amenti; wThile on the left,
are the jackal and human-headed divinities. Lastly,
Anubis, in the form of a jackal, at his post at the
feet of the mummy, as guardian of the body. The
spaces between all these compartments are filled up
with the usual legends and sentences taken out of