the catacombs at JEl Gourna, oni the western bank ofithe&JSSJ^i If we maj^judgeMby^the
different degrees; of care manifested in the embalming process,'they^embEaee.indi^MhSi'ls
of every class excepting the.highest, and lowest; for tharlatter, according5t«rthe;:tes'tiriaony
of Herodotus, were never, embalmed; imthe: proper ;-seriserofcth'at’ word;? amdt-thev fosmer
were deposited in more elaborate sepulchres.
Platp-iVI., Fig. 1 . & (Cat. 860.) A man-of fffty, with a small but well" .proportioned-
cranium. The bones oftetlie face-are small, and the whole osseous structure vflpjiiin..
—-I. C. 80 cubic i n c h e s . - § & ° i - Egyptian form. •'
. (Cat. 853.2 Head of a man oftfiffij,; with adovc-cerona?l'^||i6hj receding forehead,.full
occiput, aquiline hose, a £ id® W a ffle flatness beneath the temporal- mus'cles.—I". G. 9'5'
%i^l^pn;chgs. Egyptian form- :
'Plate An oval head with a fettHbrj^jetyeatihg .forehead}
a large, aq u ilin e fn ^^ ah fl angular, prominent face. ' The^eyesf are embalmed«'opeu?
Semitic form.,
Plate VI., Figv3.,w(.Re#£.803|)j i A singularly thin cranium^,espfe^a,all^pli'the .lateral
parietal regions. The forehead is moderately expanded and the;rrosAstraight.^®
cubic inches. F. A. 81 °. Pelasgic form.
. Plate VI.,.Fig. 4. A large oval cranium}.with"a^oluminous foieheadj a'
small ^aquiline nose, andproqnded orbits. Age, seventy, to eighty.'yeara^^s^^GvdpibiiSA
inches. Pelasgic form.
■?! Pdat^VI-1 Fig- -5. < An octogenarian female",iwith a snfai-lLhiifrr .
portioned, head, and de]lGafe>ffacial. boneSiti'.jli0s eraniumj w,hich>.ds 'remarltabletforcits}
tenuity, retains a very little smooth, long hair:—IrU . 82 cubic inches. _PelasgiQfotjifap\
; Plate VI., Fig^%£«(t(^. ) Skul} of da female. iHft^sceedlifg; sevenjteeh yeaS'i.ibf
age, with a beautifully^deyeloped forehead, and 'defeat e. -facialabonCs‘,fey;ef tp'ds,^s{s in ^ in
obvious downward elongation of the upper-jaw," as in the Hdndo©?-!^il-^5''l-cubi(J'>fndhe§I
F. A^|p|g Egyptian form. .
,id>Iil<iite* A well fbtmedpovS# feeMfLwffil®! a1 »i^rffml5.^'l^^®^ninent
nose and chiia^E^Ci 8%cubic-inches. 'F . ;AW83Sf -Egyptian'
Plate VI.,’ Figjf8iS- (Cat. 87J0*)t2-A long oval craniuih,-with a br'oad^r^g&iih'g forehead-,
tumid o,ecip*ut, very long aquiline nose, and sharp features. '^PhedllnPp\\ h i oh
C: ^9 cuM«ali©hes. ri A man of
Plate Vf^eFigia9idL(fCatii.'8762 A small, but.oval ni5l^'»bMd^in^iClC haif
texture arid brown colour.^-ifa^. 83 cubic inches.«.EfyptMi^ fofcrffip, &
Plate V I I , Fig. 1. (Cat 851 } V narrow, elongated cranium1, with a retreating ^forehead,
and rather produced maxillae. The whole-osseous' stiuctVpedSdremark'i1 '1 v'd' i-iVliH
A woman of thirty-five?—I. C. i39ieubi"cfimches. ?i’F. A>8091« EgyptiMr\0r$f%i9-y.
Plate VII., Fig. 2cdf/(Cat>8(^jT-..‘Skull of a man of fifty, large and*rfla^si^^iferehead
and co^Sjrihgregion but moderately developed; face projecting, with a small, aquiline
nose.'-^I. ’Cl® 1 cubic inches. F. A.fj[8^k<iEgyptian form.
Plate VII., F i^ .3 . ^ C =,at«#8fW’ h A female cranium, long, narrow, and much flnttrdu’efiji
a t the sides, and rather^poffderous. Tne !whole"’ face i^lSrig, angular; arid prom-isieht,-.
with aog|ighfr yet manifest negro- eipfession. A little hair -remains,"dou^MieB^ad
smooth.—rl.-C^83 eubic inches. F. A. 77°. . E'gypMan,'<blendM.mtfo%heyNefrdform? i
Plate Vif., Fig. 4. ^ ^ a l u848>)' A female head, with a narrow but elevated and
finely arc h e |^ fo<ntaiuffe'gioh, ‘ which forms, with the straight nose, something of a Grecian
profile. '' The face,,'hó'iyever, is riot in keeping with the head, being much produced.—
I. inches. . 1 Egyptian form.
j f bW.I A small head, narrow and laterally compressed, with
a & very large and salient, and the
maxillary" lliucture^much pr^fuced. A woman of thirty.—I. C. 68 cubic inches.
F(>A.|l|p. . Egyptian form.
FiM^BB^mrV^fef A small but' well proportioned cranium of a female
fifteen ^year's of 'age>,,The forehead is full(by an oversight inadequately
S whole of osseous structure extremely delicate.
J-V ^Bull ° / a tóau °f ct^en.iy-five’ finely oval, with a broad'receding
i^ ^ he^^iand, full corqn|l^^idri.} Facial bpnes broken.—I. C.^81 cubic inches. Egyp-
A beautiMj'jm^n^e^head,- with a broad high forehead, large, prominent
nose, and ovrif,orbits. Pelasgic^form. m
i >A,chAlaj^|.twelve; o£fotoè^.n .years, with a.finely turned forehead, long,
aquilin,e,‘Jjigse,v and, vertical , teeth, A ‘litjje long,1 fine hair remains op.; the occiput.
EgyMgmfrn,m.\ ,P
(Cat. 868.) t ,Skull.pj^amhijd of beautiful organization, excepting a slight inequality -in
tnE^fepteital
Plafe'1Mp^;Éiif. An eldngafechnead, yirith a broad receding forehead,
/ lgn;gc^d|nearly ^straight nose,, and>|,prominent -chin. This person has been most care-
fully embalqed, y/ith a^profusion ,ofi giidiffl^oiti yario.us parts of the face. The hair is
soft and ^ ^ in g ^ ^ ^ ^ r a S dark-browri- c a ^ f f i A man 77 cubic inches.
imffiyptian fdrtri.
PlatejVIH-' jFig. 2g ^gaM8^ .^ iaA man offifey, admirably embalmed. A broad and
fml^fu-t,', recedingj.forehead, a large aquilMè nosé, and strong maxillae. Pelasgic head of
Ïhe-Roman conforliSation.
, Plate VIII;,..F,i^.\3^ short-oval' crarimm^ with- a -full but retreating
• forehead, straight Wse^ and large prominent, ^ x i l l p f T - h ^ ^ i cubic inches. F. A. 78ö.
Egyptian blended with the Negro, form? I
:pa>|pS|jVlIl.. Fig. 4. (Gat. j8VK) A juvenile^Vèmal^Mé|d| with a full but receding
frontaFrëgionfloph ^ nose, sharp features,' tumidMecimmund rounded orbits. Egyptian
form.
. Plate VIII., Fig. 5.^ ;866:K A small, juvenile, female head, with a convex but
retr’imihg. forehead, and'the whole fece remarkably sharp, projecting, and repulsive.
|wiisf|Le^d-is| elaborately gilded^ and retains a portion of long, fine, smooth hair. Egyp-
tiari^^mïï^A
jgjgf Cat - ffiïïS! An oval cranium, with a good frontal ’ regipn,, and salient nasal bones.
The alveolirhave been almost destroyed by absorption consequent to advanced age.—
i J m S f rM * incn^ffl- Pelgsgic.form?i I
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