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catalogue of egyptian antiquities.
73. Figure of Isis in a like position, of excellent
sculpture, probably of the Greek period. Sycomore
wood, 12 inches in length.
74. Rude Figure of a Mummy, no inscription.
Sycomore wood, 8-^ inches.
75. Figure of a Mummy with an inscription
down the back, front, and sole of the foot in black
pigment, on the bare wood. It is 8 inches high.
76. Statue of a Cat in sycomore wood, 1\ inches.
77. Fragment of a Mummy Case.—On the
inside of the case, where the shoulders of the mummy
rested, is depicted a man habited in garments made
of the fine linen of Egypt, pouring out a libation
over a table of offerings placed before Osiris. Among
the offerings is a bundle of young onions, an indis-
tinguishable vegetable, the leg of a gazelle, the head
of an ox, a basket of flat cakes, the ribs of some
quadruped, a pomegranate, an oval cake with seeds,
a basket made of the same material as the specimen
No. 57, containing picked grapes, then another oval
cake, a bunch of grapes, and two circular cakes.
Underneath the table is an emblem usually placed
before this divinity. An inscription in nine lines
occupies the space between the mortal and the god,
six of which relate to the former. The piece of
wood on which this ancient picture is painted is 24
inches high, and 17 inches wide.
78. Lower part of the same Case, in which
are two cartouches containing variants of the name
of Amunothph III, b.c. 1450, with which period
both the style of work, and the costume of the figure
catalogue of egyptian antiquities.
73. Figure of Isis in a like position, of excellent
sculpture, probably of the Greek period. Sycomore
wood, 12 inches in length.
74. Rude Figure of a Mummy, no inscription.
Sycomore wood, 8-^ inches.
75. Figure of a Mummy with an inscription
down the back, front, and sole of the foot in black
pigment, on the bare wood. It is 8 inches high.
76. Statue of a Cat in sycomore wood, 1\ inches.
77. Fragment of a Mummy Case.—On the
inside of the case, where the shoulders of the mummy
rested, is depicted a man habited in garments made
of the fine linen of Egypt, pouring out a libation
over a table of offerings placed before Osiris. Among
the offerings is a bundle of young onions, an indis-
tinguishable vegetable, the leg of a gazelle, the head
of an ox, a basket of flat cakes, the ribs of some
quadruped, a pomegranate, an oval cake with seeds,
a basket made of the same material as the specimen
No. 57, containing picked grapes, then another oval
cake, a bunch of grapes, and two circular cakes.
Underneath the table is an emblem usually placed
before this divinity. An inscription in nine lines
occupies the space between the mortal and the god,
six of which relate to the former. The piece of
wood on which this ancient picture is painted is 24
inches high, and 17 inches wide.
78. Lower part of the same Case, in which
are two cartouches containing variants of the name
of Amunothph III, b.c. 1450, with which period
both the style of work, and the costume of the figure