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Page 192
The chief ornaments found in the tombs at Akhmim the bodies . are : hair - pins
and combs made of wood or bone ; earrings of several shapes and forms made
of glass ; silver and bronze filigree work , gold with little gold balls , and iron with
...
The chief ornaments found in the tombs at Akhmim the bodies . are : hair - pins
and combs made of wood or bone ; earrings of several shapes and forms made
of glass ; silver and bronze filigree work , gold with little gold balls , and iron with
...
Page 195
Each jar was dedicated to one of the four genii of the underworld , who
represented the cardinal points , and each jar was provided with a cover which
was made in the shape of the head of the deity to whom it was dedicated . The
names and ...
Each jar was dedicated to one of the four genii of the underworld , who
represented the cardinal points , and each jar was provided with a cover which
was made in the shape of the head of the deity to whom it was dedicated . The
names and ...
Page 210
Pillows are made also in the shape of animals , e . g . , B . M . No . 20 , 753 ,
which is in the shape of a stag , the horns being curved downwards to form the
neck - piece . Neck - pieces and columns are sometimes ornamented with ivory
studs ...
Pillows are made also in the shape of animals , e . g . , B . M . No . 20 , 753 ,
which is in the shape of a stag , the horns being curved downwards to form the
neck - piece . Neck - pieces and columns are sometimes ornamented with ivory
studs ...
Page 214
This name is given to a large class of wooden figures , standing on pedestals ,
made in the shape of the god Osiris as a mummy . The god wears on his head
horns , the disk and plumes 101 , his hands are crossed over his breast , and in
them ...
This name is given to a large class of wooden figures , standing on pedestals ,
made in the shape of the god Osiris as a mummy . The god wears on his head
horns , the disk and plumes 101 , his hands are crossed over his breast , and in
them ...
Page 214
Some are made perfectly square , with sides that slant slightly inwards like the
pylon of a temple , being higher than they are wide : others are oblong in shape ,
and each end rises above the level of the cover . Some have two and others four
...
Some are made perfectly square , with sides that slant slightly inwards like the
pylon of a temple , being higher than they are wide : others are oblong in shape ,
and each end rises above the level of the cover . Some have two and others four
...
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| Title | The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology ATLA monograph preservation program |
| Author | Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | University Press, 1894 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 7 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 0524010471, 9780524010471 |
| Length | 404 pages |
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