. A guide to the third and fourth Egyptian rooms : predynastic antiquites, mummied birds and animals, portrait statues, figures of gods, tools, implements and weapons, scarabs, amulets, jewellery, and other objects connected with the funeral rites of the ancient Egyptians . on theother. [No. 8003.] No. 371. Green stone heart, inscribed for the royalscribe Nekht-Amen. [No. 15,619.] No. 373. Wooden funeral scarab, inscribed with aprayer for sepulchral offerings on behalf of Reru, a singingwoman in the temple of Amen. [No. 24,752.] No. ^y. Green basalt scarab, sculptured with a humanface. [No. 15


. A guide to the third and fourth Egyptian rooms : predynastic antiquites, mummied birds and animals, portrait statues, figures of gods, tools, implements and weapons, scarabs, amulets, jewellery, and other objects connected with the funeral rites of the ancient Egyptians . on theother. [No. 8003.] No. 371. Green stone heart, inscribed for the royalscribe Nekht-Amen. [No. 15,619.] No. 373. Wooden funeral scarab, inscribed with aprayer for sepulchral offerings on behalf of Reru, a singingwoman in the temple of Amen. [No. 24,752.] No. ^y. Green basalt scarab, sculptured with a humanface. [No. 15,516.] O 2 I, /, I I il II M EGYPTIAN l« >0M T \l:i I -I ^SE I. No. 589. Green schist heart scarab, set in a frame ofgilded metal, to which portions of the substances used inmummifying the body wherein it was found still cling. [No. 29439.] X. 402. Black stone scarab, on a plinth in the formof a pvlon ; it was made for Piaai f\. In the design on the plinth the oval of the scarab is seen abovethe symbol of the horizon. [ No. 7858.] No. 408. Green schist heart-scarab, on the vase ofwhich the name and titles of the deceased have beenpainted and varnished. From Kurna. Xlltli dynasty. [No. 29,224.] No. 409. Green stone heart-scarab, with human head in No. 416. Heart scarab, inscribed with aversion of Chapter XXXb of theBook of the Dead. [No. 7S99.] [No. 7999.] No. 416. Black stoneheart-scarab, inscribed with acopy of Chapter N XX r, of theBook of the Dead on behalf [No. 7899-] No. 417. Cobalt colouredporcelain scarab, painted witha figure of the Bennu bird.[No. ] No. 418. Similar scarab,with human face inlaid in redporcelain. [No. 29,440.] No. 419. Stone human-headed heart, inlaid with thefigure of a Bennu bird ; at theback of the head are theremains of a bronze pin. [No. 8006.] dark stone human-headed No. 420. Portion of aheart, inlaid with a figure of the soul in red and blueporcelain. [No. 8005.] SErULCHRAL SCARABS AND PECTORALS. 197 In the last section of the


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