Museum of antiquity : a description of ancient life : the employments, amusements, customs and habits, the cities, palaces, monuments and tombs, the literature and fine arts of 3,000 years ago (1882)
Yaggy, L. W, Haines, T. L · New York : Standard Pub. House · leaf 882
, whether of basalt,granite, slate, or limestone, specimens of which are met within the British Museum. These cases were deposited in the sepul-chral chambers. Various offerings were placed near them, andsometimes the instruments of the profession of the deceased. … COFFIN OF ALABASTER. (Features of the deceased Sculptured) Near them v/ere also placed vases and small figures of the de-ceased, of wood or vitrified earthenware. In Sir John Soanesmuseum is the sarcophagus of Seti I. (Menephtha) B. C. 1322,cut out of a single block of Oriental alabaster. It is…
Civilization, Ancient · Classical antiquities
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