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 The Tomb under the New Empire. 305 bull had had a tomb apart, a tomb in which everything was of small dimensions. This royal prince was especially vowed to the Fig. 196. — Canopic vase of alabaster. Louvre. worship of Ptah and Apis, for whom he inaugurated new rites. He began the excavation of a grand gallery, and lined it on each r Egyptologie francaise^ les Missions et les Travaux de M. Alariette. Many precious details will also be found, some of them almost dictated by Mariette, in the L Egypte a petites Joiirnees of M. Arthur Rhone (pp. 212-263). This work includes two plans, a general plan and a detailed plan of the subterranean galleries, which were supplied by the illustrious author of the excavations himself; views of the galleries are also given, and reproductions of various objects found in the course of the exploration. We may also mention the Choix des Monuments du Scraphnn, a collec- tion of ten engraved plates published by Mariette, and the great work, unfortunately incomplete, which he commenced under the title : Le Scrapaun de Memphis (folio, Paris, Gide, 1858). In the second volume of Foiiilles et Decouvertes (Didier, 8vo, 1873, 2 vols.) Beule has given a very good description of the bold but fortunate VOT,. T.. R R