Annales du Service des antiquités de l'Egypte . OMP NIO 8^ n. Tomb n ii^ IvBfî o< Icr-yhs ^^C^lf ~1 I I I I laid alternateiv north and south. It is onlv when a great number ofmummies are crowded one on the top of another, till ail the space in atomb is fdled, that thev are placed to face otherwise. The broken remanis of red earthenware colîins sho\v that thev were verylargely used in thèse burials ; remains of grevish earthenware coffins werealso found, but in no large quantity. — 60 — Painted canvas, or cartonnage, must at one time hâve been a veryfavourite fasliion of casing. We found a g
Annales du Service des antiquités de l'Egypte . OMP NIO 8^ n. Tomb n ii^ IvBfî o< Icr-yhs ^^C^lf ~1 I I I I laid alternateiv north and south. It is onlv when a great number ofmummies are crowded one on the top of another, till ail the space in atomb is fdled, that thev are placed to face otherwise. The broken remanis of red earthenware colîins sho\v that thev were verylargely used in thèse burials ; remains of grevish earthenware coffins werealso found, but in no large quantity. — 60 — Painted canvas, or cartonnage, must at one time hâve been a veryfavourite fasliion of casing. We found a great quantity of fragments, someof it beautifuliy painted in colours, as a rule on a white or dark red ground. Aiittle gilding was also used. Several pièces of wooden cofllns were found. Some of thèse appear tobe of an early date, but it is diflicult to judge from the smali fragmentsfound. AH thèse tombs are perfectlv plain, there is no painting or inscriptionor carving, or even Ka door in anv of them. This naturally makes itdillicult to assign t
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