VI CONTENTS. 
Assyrian Galleries— continued. 
Nimroud Central Saloon (Sculptures from the great Mound at Nimroud— 
Colossal human-headed figures of Bulls and Lions— Bas-reliefs of 
Tiglath-Pileser II., representations of sieges, &c— Statues of the god 
Nebo and Assurnazirpal — Obelisk with the annals of Shalmaneser) . 97 
Nimroud Gallery (Bas-reliefs from the North-west Edifice, Nimroud, and 
Temple of tbe God of War, representing Assurnazirpal and attendants, 
deities, religious rites, lion-bunt, and warfare — Bronze bowls, weights, 
bells, weapons, articles of furniture, &c. — Ivory-carvings — Tablets 
and miscellaneous objects excavated by Mr. G. Smith in Assyria and 
Babylonia, and presented by the Proprietors of The Daily Telegraph) 99 
Assyrian Side-Room (Stele with bas-relief of Samsivul — Inscribed stones 
from Babylon — Bricks with royal names — Inscribed terracotta cylin- 
ders ; History of the first eight expeditions of Sennacherib — Glass, 
alabaster, and terracotta vases — Bronze helmets, throne, shield, &c. 
—Earthenware coffins — Glazed vessels) . . . . . .102 
Assyrian Basement- Room (Sculptures of the time of Assurbanipal — Bas- 
reliefs representing deities, soldiers, musicians, animals, camps, wars 
of Assurbanipal — Assault and capture of Lachish and other cities — 
Lion-hunts by Assurbanipal — Return from the chase — Banqueting 
scene — Pavement-slabs — Articles in bronze, iron, terracotta, &c.) . 103 
Assyrian Transept (Colossal human-headed lions and bulls from Nimroud 
and Khorsabad — Slab with relief of Assurnazirpal — Torsos with in- 
scriptions — Seated figure of Shalmaneser — Bas-reliefs — Inscribed slabs 
recording campaign of Sennacherib against Judsea — Monuments from 
palace of Sargina — Casts, sculptures, and inscriptions from Persepolis 
— Antiquities from Cyprus — Phoenician sarcophagus) . . .105 
Egyptian Galleries. Introduction 106 
Southern Gallery (Monuments of the Roman dominion in Egypt — Remains 
of the Ptolemaic or Greek period — The Rosetta stone — Monuments 
of the 30th, 26th, 22nd, and 19th dynasties) .... 107 
Central Saloon (Monuments of the age of Rameses II., " Sesostris," 19th 
dynasty) 108 
Northern Gallery (Sculptures of the 18th dynasty — Statues and heads, 
chiefly colossal, of King Horus, Amenophis III., andThothmes III. — 
Tablet of Abydos — Lions from Mount Barkal — Statues of the goddess 
Sekhet — Egyptian paintings) 109 
Northern Vestibule (Earliest Egyptian sculptures — Monuments of the first 
twelve dynasties) . .110 
