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No. 23. The Rosetta stone, containing three room ix. 
inscriptions of the same import, one in hi era* anti2u7ties. 
glyphics, another in the ancient vernacular lan- 
guage of Egypt, and another in the Greek lan- 
guage. These inscriptions record the services 
which Ptolemy the Vth. had rendered his country, 
and were engraved by order of the High Priests, 
when they were assembled at Memphis for the 
purpose of investing him with the royal preroga- 
tive. This stone was found near Rosetta. 
No. 24. A colossal head of Jupiter Animon, 
who was represented by the Egyptians with the 
head of a ram. 
No. 25. An Egyptian obelisk. 
No. 26. A colossal fist of very considerable 
magnitude. 
No. 2/. A colossal fist, of a much smaller 
size than the preceding one. Presented, in 1805, 
by Earl Spencer. 
No. 28. A fragment, covered with hiero- 
glyphics. Presented, in 1805,% Earl Spencer. 
No. 29. A fragment of a large sarcophagus, 
similar in its structure to Nos. 1. and 2. 
No. 30. A fragment which was found at the 
foot of Pompey's Pillar, and is partly covered 
with hieroglyphics. 
No. 31. An Egyptian bas-relief, consisting of 
a double range of figures. The upper range is 
u 2 imperfect, 
