TWO HEADS OF l t “NA®4»> FROM THEBES.
■ * * a very ^'eceji^aFfoge'bead. * long.-
aqullffi'èhlosè'; and largfe,9^M e rc ^ |a v ?S ^m o ff projeeï'so as to redu
This person* nas been S a f f i e d with
Q ^ id fliiraare,.bHt .with the mouth open, the tongue
[ protruded, and tlin e^ fiu s raised, giving a'muhte
r fuff^yacant expression to tl^e whole go u ntenSnce,
and reasonaklg aBaW that ,gm&s. the
Ë W i i i f an mtfa b air renj'ain^^hich
■isjmrharkably fine, and en<ir.o^ities4^^Khe} eye?
P ^ W f # c u t m ( '& s t e Anptfici: idiotic head,
embalmed* 1 alpr with-The' mop tb|.dpen/and ’The
tongue partially protru in 1 rll *Jii*'*ïj;i11n mS }>}
fong»' the> forehead low and ^receding, jg g - face
remarkably:prominejfttiand.-the^wlïolfe ex,pres-
|sira r as in me former instance, /to
Lgfee-vacant- and I presume that
pgïe a c cu stömed^l^parisons o 1
examine these heads, without agreeing, mth. me
in ,opinion as to tlieir position in the^ jnteHueuTal
scaleT I t ’may appear, ano^uadeedjjis surprising,
that two ipHplic heads should fe.f^uy
I hunared--taken at random Trom Tlie-^atacombs:
and I can only explain tho fact
pf particular tomb was. respry é c f hfprtU-
nate;olass'c^pa^nsp'and maf tW^Asalfsefyaht
émpïqyOa^by Mr. Gliddón, in his. explorations at Thebes, invaded by chance this very
sanctum.: I t is well knbwn thtói 'Miótic .persons have, in all ages^been regarded with'&
certain degree of veneration in the Easfc;3anc^TOni^l'*‘tnei:r remains
would be likely, in Egypti'to be c a ra f^y preserved after death. ,3 n
examining Professor Rosellini's platos, I find a solitary exanipt^ofian1
idiot, whose head is represented in' ihe annexed dffigihmj uncT it is
curious to remark, that the Sagacity'of the-Egyptian artist has admirably
adapted this man's^'yi^ttittA^l^iiiteilectual deYefopmeh^^spi
he is employed* in'stirring thé firè of a blacksmith’s .shop., “This singular
effigy is seen at Thebes.,
: NEGROID HEADS.
In addition to the two heads, of.this class from Maabdeh and One from Memphis,'X.sub„r
join descriptions and outlinejdj^iwings of five others from Thebes, which are here grouped
.for the advantage of more feady^imparisdn.
Fig. 1. ^feipqje 'cranium, of a iiarrojw, oyal form, with a low, receding
forehead, small nose, ,and\prat rojding face.ifeTheee.ia much of the Negro expression in the
B n f structure of thi,s1liead^k ^ t.7 .>7.{8Ubic.lE.ches.: F. A4. ?7b®T' \
n F ig .^ ^ y l^ g e .ai^j^ffiere ponderous cranium, with a well developed
‘|pi’e]biiiead,^aliqnt nose, jawsjigoj^g^ftUy*^gvelw^d, and protruding, and the upper teeth
presen€ig"‘ollim§ly1Aon±ra^s‘— F. A.
Fig. 3. ^.('Cat. ovp) hga^, ,^ d i^u lJpon*vex frontal region, small, depressed
nose, and very *pmj|ctmgTac^.^L^jgr72|^lnc'%ches. F / a . 76?,. 1
. Fig..; 4. A small Ih^qd,, ^ ^ 1 » , R e d in g forehead, and strong, small
SSe>- projectlpg.j^^^^,^apd^b,vip^s^NeSro ,fjprgj|sy);q. r.A little Ipiair remained, which
was cut slfort, and v a t coar^wit h o'utWing woolly.—I. C.*'77Jcubie inches/ F. A. 75°.
oval head, with a good frpntal development, salient UOsO, and
very p ro je c ttn g ^ # ^ ^ l(m ^ } ^ b® ifi^ h e l‘/ F. ^K g jjlH j
In^h^preceding1 fi^e^craina" the Negro Xeaturesaqd-^expression greatly predominate;
at©i||elsame time t-h^^is* ah evidefit-lmixture1 of Caucasian characters. Two of them
might pass, perhaps, for genuine Negroes; but for. the :comparatively fine texture of the
hair. I thpreforeiTegard tjipm ^ps M.ulaitoes, t,p ^yhich class, also, may be referred a large
proportion of the, modern C o pt s .
No. 1044.) .jThp isubjoinpd wpod-cut illustrates a remarkable head, which may
,serye as a type of the ge,nuk^f,E conformation. The long, oval cranium, the
receding forehead, gently, aquiline npse, and retracted chin, together with a marked dis-
_tanc,e .,b,etween the nose and mouth, and (1tbp lqng, smooth hair, are all characteristic of
the monumental Egyptian.