TAA i.2.4.7

Oct. 25

As Anubis has to be taken to pieces to enable it to be removed

and passed out of the Burial Chamber, Burton continued making photo-

graphic records of each stage of the proceeding.

Lucas continued his work upon the lion-shaped bier, in Lab.

X

On the north side, parallel with the west wall, are a number

of divers objects: on the west end a model craft with rigging and

cabins; and leaning against the N. W. corner a beautifully ornamented

bow-box with bows. <Here> Strewn on the floor of this north side is another

boat and/<below> the various members of two chariots or curricles, very

similar to those found in the Antechamber; and stacked, one upon the

other, in the farther north-east corner are more boxes, model

coffins, small black kiosks, with on top a third <fully rigged> ship with

its rigging. The kiosks and model coffins undoubtedly contain funerary

statuettes of the King.

Such are the general contents of the chamber, but a

single glance suffices to tell that the principal and most

beautiful monument is at the far end facing the doorway: there

standing against the middle of the east wall, almost reaching the

ceiling, is a large open-work shrine/<naos> completely overlaid with gold

and surmounted by a cornice of <brilliantly inlaid> solar uraei. This open shrine

open-work Shrine/<Naos>, standing upon a sledge, contains a shrine-

shaped chest elaborately inscribed of wood, gesso-gilt, elaborately

inscribed and also surmounted with [a] cornice of brill glittering solar

uraei. But, surrounding it, free standing, are statues of the

tutelary goddesses Isis, Nephthys, Neith and Selkit - gracious

little figures with outstretched protective arms, so natural and

life like in their pose, so pitiful and compassionate in their

expression, that it seems as they stand there almost sacrilege

to intrude upon them. Each of these goddesses guard a side

of the Shrine, but whereas/<and> each have their heads slightly turned

sideways as if to watch against surprise, which imparts/<thus imparting> an

additional charm. The inner chest no doubt contains the canopic

box, wherein are the canopic jars which play such an important