Note 66 — Chapter XII · PHILÆ.

“These vases, made of alabaster, calcareous stone, porcelain, terra-cotta, and even wood, were destined to hold the soft part or viscera of the body, embalmed separately and deposited in them. They were four in number, and were made in the shape of the four genii of the Karneter, or Hades, to whom were assigned the four cardinal points of the compass.” Birch’s “Guide to the First and Second Egyptian Rooms,” 1874, p. 89. See also Birch’s “History of Ancient Pottery,” 1873, p. 23 et seq.