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Excerpt from Catalogue of the Egyptian Antiquities in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford The Egyptian Antiquities in the Ashmolean Collection of the University of Oxford are, for greater convenience of reference and study, arranged in this Catalogue in three Sections - the Civile the Religious and the Sepulchral; and every object, with the exceptions mentioned below, will be found under one or other of these divisions. In the Civil Section will be found the objects which illustrate the daily life and customs of the ancient Egyptians, and their useful and decorative arts. In the Religions Division are contained the representations of the deities of the ancient Egyptian Pantheon; the figures of Sacred Animals, and the various Religious Amulets and Emblems to which sacred and symbolical meanings were assigned. Many of these last were enjoined by the Ritual of the Dead to be placed with the mummied remains of deceased persons, but are, nevertheless, more conveniently enumerated in this rather than in the next succeeding Division. In the Sepulchral Section are found the objects of Egyptian art which are connected with the Embalming and Burial of the Dead. Objects of the Greek and Roman periods, and of distinctively Christian character, found in Egypt, are placed in Sections of their own. A separate List is appended of the Arabic objects connected with Egypt, and a brief account of the few Babylonian, Assyrian, and Persian Antiquities in the Ashmolean, whether found in Egypt or not, has been added by the Rev. A.H. Sayce, M.A., of Queen's. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfect