As soon as the mummy was laid upon his sledge, the panels were closed, the corniced roof placed over all, and the whole closed in.

With regard to chairs, many of those in the Louvre and the British Museum were made about the time of the Eleventh Dynasty.

These are not the least beautiful specimens which have come down to us, one in particular (fig.

268) having preserved an extraordinary brilliancy of colour.

The framework, formerly fitted with a seat of strong netting, was originally supported on four legs with lions' feet.