Crania Ægyptiaca: Or, Observations on Egyptian Ethnography Derived from Anatomy, History and the MonumentsMorton, Samuel George
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Crania Ægyptiaca: Or, Observations on Egyptian Ethnography Derived from Anatomy, History and the Monuments
Morton, Samuel George
Craniology -- Egypt; Ethnology -- Egypt
Plate VII., Fig. 3. (Cat. 857.) A female cranium, long, narrow, and
much flattened at the sides, and rather ponderous. The whole face is
long, angular, and prominent, with a slight yet manifest negro
expression. A little hair remains, long, black, and smooth.—I. C. 83
cubic inches. F. A. 77°. _Egyptian, blended with the Negro form?_
Plate VII., Fig. 4. (Cat. 848.) A female head, with a narrow but
elevated and finely arched frontal region, which forms, with the
straight nose, something of a Grecian profile. The face, however, is
not in keeping with the head, being much produced.—I. C. 82 cubic
inches. F. A. 80°. _Egyptian form._
Plate VII., Fig. 5. (Cat. 847.) A small head, narrow and laterally
compressed, with a well formed forehead, and full occiput. The nose is
very large and salient, and the maxillary structure much produced. A
woman of thirty.—I. C. 68 cubic inches. F. A. 76°. _Egyptian form._
Plate VII., Fig. 6. (Cat. 854.) A small but well proportioned cranium
of a female not exceeding fifteen years of age. The forehead is full
(by an oversight inadequately represented in the drawing,) and the
whole of the osseous structure extremely delicate. _Egyptian form._
(Cat. 849.) Skull of a man of twenty-five years, finely oval, with a
broad receding forehead, and full coronal region. Facial bones
broken.—I. C. 81 cubic inches. _Egyptian form._
(Cat. 894.) A beautiful juvenile head, with a broad high forehead,
large, prominent nose, and oval orbits. _Pelasgic form._
(Cat. 887.) A child of twelve or fourteen years, with a finely turned
forehead, long, aquiline nose, and vertical teeth. A little long, fine
hair remains on the occiput. _Egyptian form._
(Cat. 868.) Skull of a child of beautiful organization, excepting a
slight inequality in the occipital region. _Pelasgic form._
Plate VIII., Fig. 1. (Cat. 878.) An elongated head, with a broad
receding forehead, long and nearly straight nose, and prominent chin.
This person has been most carefully embalmed, with a profusion of
gilding on various parts of the face. The hair is soft and curling,
and of a dark-brown colour. A man of fifty?—I. C. 77 cubic inches.
_Egyptian form._
Plate VIII., Fig. 2. (Cat. 879.) A man of fifty, admirably embalmed. A
broad and full, but receding forehead, a large aquiline nose, and
strong maxillæ. _Pelasgic head_ of the Roman conformation.
Plate VIII., Fig. 3. (Cat. 839.) A short-oval cranium, with a full but
retreating forehead, straight nose, and large prominent maxillæ.—I. C.
74 cubic inches. F. A. 78°. _Egyptian blended with the Negro form?_
Plate VIII., Fig. 4. (Cat. 871.) A juvenile female head, with a full
but receding frontal region, long nose, sharp features, tumid occiput,
and rounded orbits. _Egyptian form._
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