Identifier: guidetothirdfour00brit (find matches)
Title: 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
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: British Museum. Dept. of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934 Hall, H. R. (Harry Reginald), 1873-1930
Subjects: British Museum. Dept. of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Egypt Egypt -- Antiquities Catalogs
Publisher: (London) : Printed by order of the Trustees
Contributing Library: New York University, Institute of Fine Arts Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Heru-pa-khart (Harpocrates). OSIRIS, THE FOUR CHILDREN OF HORUS. 145 balmment were made in the forms of the heads of thegods who guarded them. Examples of figures of the gods of the company ofOsiris are :— No. 48. Bronze Osiris, bearded, and wearing the Atefcrown, i.e., the crown of the South, with plumes, and holdingthe flail J\ and crook, symbols of power and dominion. (No. 11,054.)
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Anubis;standing by the bier of the dead. No. 49. Bronze Osiris, wearing the Atef crown withhorns, pendent uraei with disks, etc. ; the eyes are inlaidwith gold. LXo- 34.868.) No. 50. Bronze seated figure of Osiris the Moon,wearing the crescent moon and lunar disk on his head. (No. 73$-)No. 51. Bronze seated figure of Osiris the Moon,holding in his hands an Utchat, or Eye of Horus. (No. 12,589.) (46 THIRD EGYPTIAN ROOM—WALL-CASf 1 Mo 52. Bronze seated figure of Osiris. ( No. 1 2,592.)No. 53. Bronze seated figure of Isis, suckling her son I 11 mis ; on her head she wens a crown of urai surmountedl>\ ,1 pair of horns ami a disk. In the inscription on the pedestal she is called great one, god-mother V\ ;. (No. 24,726.)

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