x» woooes corre No. 5051, Sundar Case. ot ote Indy [0B fe, Henk, The baton of the coffin is wanting (From Ben Hassan) No. 12270. Wall Cases 79-80, Cot of |= intr, Amen pit Tek, Toe dies mained nce = ns Rie ese Sere ltemtced tt funk pct na aso fc he inseam ofthe ame of ie des ine et Nerogypts wich rie hovsotly sound ede ia nan tas ten writen nha in por ink nad Sea itr in." we mde te muah ek ‘From Tes) ‘THE SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, ‘Towards the end of the Middle Kingdom period ‘the fashion of modelling the cartonnage mask in ‘human form led to a mummiform shape of the inner and finaly the outer coffin being almost universally adopted, whereas its previous use was restricted. In the Second Intermediate period, the time covered by the dynasties numbered Thirteen to Seventeeh, the rectangular form was almost completely abandoned. “The lid was now carved to represent the swathed form in detail and was covered with a painted decoration imitating the feathered wings of a bird; it has been Suggested that this motive is connected with the wings of Isis covering Osiris. The ground colour of es cofias is generally a yellowih-wbite geo; the corti, usualy confined to he ds rudely esac The me fey, th make ln fhe royal memes” headdress Hoatiawn tg over the hie The appets ae Weated with horizontal bands of colour and fal = down to the breast; the feather decoration is carried Rene top ofthe head, bt the wig ends bray Qhhte edge ofthe id "Te face i tthe ground SGlour, but ees are picked ot with back or decp ioc and ave sometines ili, A collar of beads Painted round the neck, the terminals of which, aed tthe solders, ake the form of hawlchead foal is-avaltre wih outgread ving Bie invrition oa single veral band rnning down the tone, coninting of a prayer to Osis of Pa _ Seker-Osirs for funerary offerings. This prayer reads 28 fllows:— = Bosu ie OF minim mts vein mts ede * Others render, An offering which the king ives Oss"Tr 2 WOODEN corre {dt 14k TZ jaye. 9 wit le rake {ot and pris a god On ote of Ne me No. 5980, Wall Case 8 “Typical cof of the prod the personal name i Boke (On the breast ian esas ell asa are Sten (From Wests Thebes) No S51. wat ase 7, Sina fn: te pf terme af he ed as tht scm In af i eles a Jackal-god. Anubis. * Crom re Tete No. 6652. Wall Cie 76 Pate X. Cofino King (TE) iirge Ame, pouidy to te denied with Ante’ (Om | bine, Nebuckepe, ‘Thecotin wait; trusts ming Tein con si ofa bones term sing as ee wh ed thin forthe wiesand he ppc The imap sont lai an ares Yo the hing by Tos and Regia We bane hy hat thn fr Oni and we san ant thease Daal eas nth bodies and Rep SS. We Come ad we etc hy bon far the Ane he Of te North and South Sea agent oi Hoes Papyrus were oud ine cotin “trom Thebes) No. 665 Wall Cae 75, Cin of penon nt named (From Thstes) woonen corrins a uo. $350, Wall Case 76 of te ny oT ta 9 Te Te is ot ener DR eran omen se sce a ssf «ht af clave ple sae ge The fun ake a end oro at oer end." Th ot a pe it nl sap, pny ene wee tly TERMS Sta von ofthe ote Dd" fram Wosera Thebes) HONTEENTIE AND NINGTEENTIL DYNASTIES. ‘The ground colour of the coffins of the New Kingdom is generally black, details being picked out in yellow or some other colour. The wig isa black mass with yellow vertical stipes, of a herring-bone dressing, with a fille of lotus petals, one bloom falling over the forehead, The face is painted red in the case of men, yellow in the ease of women, though sometimes the distinction is neglected. The bead collar represents @ garland of assorted flowers; the terminals on the shoulders may take the form of Totus blooms or hawk heads. The pectoral is rectangular, the design ordinarily shows RA in his boat, Below the fore-arms is either « vulture with outspread wings, grasping sn, shen” in its laws, or the goddess °° mur, Nut, kneeling, with ‘utspread wings. The hands are sometimes pierced to hold sacred symbols