Nicholson, Charles: Aegyptiaca (London, 1891)

62 catalogue of egyptian antiquities.

second, or third, or fourth bar, according to which
the tax was imposed on the land ; the greater depth
producing the greater fertility, and consequently the
heavier tax. Hard porcelain, green glaze. 3^
inches.

307. Bronze Group of Isis nursing Horus.—
The back part of this group is not formed ; the disk
and horns are remarkably large. The feet are
wanting. 3^ inches.

308. Porcelain Statue of a Mummified Man,
in excellent condition, having lost only a piece of his
beard.—The implements of agriculture with which
it appears the deceased person should be provided
for the cultivation of the Elysian fields in the future
life, are held in both hands, which are crossed over
the breast. In the right is held a kind of plough,
or hoe, and a cord passing over the left shoulder
sustains a coarse canvas bag, which is supposed to
contain the seed for the cultivation of the Elysian
fields. In the left hand he holds an instrument
resembling one which is still in use in Egypt, of
which the name in Arabic is Faas. It is a stick with
an iron chisel fixed on it. With this instrument
many of the operations of agriculture are performed,
such as digging to remove earth or sand. A line of
hieroglyphics placed horizontally below the elbows,
contains the usual dedication to Osiris, and down
the front of the figure is a vertical column, in which
the name of the deceased and his mother will
probably be deciphered. Soft porcelain, abundant
green glaze. 6^ inches long.

309. Two Figures of Mummies, with inscription
down the front.—Light blue glaze. 4 inches.