Egyptian Antiquities. 469 
marble, apparently from age, which seems to have constituted 
one of the sides of a votive altar, witha portion of three diminu- 
tive naked figures, in basso relievo, carved in a square on its 
surface, imperfect from being broken. Some Coptic characters 
inscribed. —Remains of a male colossal statue from the head to 
the bottom of the thorax. The root of Jotus ornaments the fore- 
head.—A remnant of pedestal of a statue, with remains of left 
foot, finely executed in red marble, or a very fine silicious 
stone: border inscribed with hieroglyphics.—A head of a finely 
carved female statue of large proportion.—The trunk of a fe- 
male figure, delicately proportioned, apparently the produce of 
a Greek chisel. 
In a small court behind the chief building, and by the side of 
the Athenian Gallery, there are fifteen remnants of female Ty- 
phonic statues, all charged with stems of the blowing lotus in 
the one hand, and having in the other hand the Taw or Nilo- 
meter, of nearly as many different proportions, and quite dissi- 
milar as to remaining portions of the figure.— Two Egyptian or 
Ethiopie Graces (Charities), with either of them alternately 
having thrown their hands and arms behind the shoulders of its 
fellow (in red granite).—A red granite head of an Egyptian 
youth.—Remnant of a very large colossal head, perhaps a por- 
tion of a statue : the face is about four feet long by three broad, 
and its members proportionate, and delicately beautiful—An- 
other colossal head of same material.—Four remnants of clustered 
columns, each formed of eight smaller ditto, like the pipes of an 
organ, ensculptured with hieroglyphics. And various other rem- 
nants too numerous to describe. 
In the Entrance Hall there are two statues of male Typhons, 
sitting on thrones, with Taw in left hand, which their knees sup- 
port; heads crowned with elliptical globes (black granite).—An 
immense colossal kead of nearly the same proportion with that 
already described, of singular beauty (red granite).—A female 
statue of ordinary proportion, with the head of a Jupiter Ammon 
upon her knees ; her throne has many hieroglyphics (lime-stone 
apparently is the material of which it is made.)—An Ethiopian 
head of large proportion, beautiful countenance (white marble). 
An Egyptian sorceress, in a crouching attitude, sitting upon her 
heels ; her mantle covered with symbols, or hieroglyphical figures 
(basalt).—A_ considerable circular vessel, about three inches deep, 
border inscribed with symbolical characters. —A considerable 
sized Egyptian (red granite) coffin, with its usual Jid, having a 
carved resemblance of the person whoin jt contained, covered 
with hieroglyphics, very imperfect from the effect of weather, 
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