154 GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [EGYPTIAN 
Herodotus, stood before the Hephaesteum, or temple of Phtha, at 
Memphis. Red granite. 
No. 10. f The chest of the sarcophagus of the monarch Necht- 
her-hebi, or Her-necht-hebi ( Amyrtseus), of the 28th dynasty. The 
subject of the Sun, attended by various divinities passing through the 
hours of the day, is represented on the exterior, while inside are vari- 
ous usual sepulchral deities. From the mosque of Saint Athanasius, 
at Alexandria. Breccia . 
Underneath No. 10 is a sandstone altar, on which are two cows, 
emblems of the goddess Athor, walking among the papyrus and lotus 
plants. Presented by W. R . Hamilton, Esq. , 1838. 
No. 11. A figure of a gryphon or hawk-headed sphinx, the emblem 
of the divinity Munt-ra, found, by Belzoni, in the great temple of 
Ibsamboul or Aboosimbel. From Mr. Saifs collection . 
No. 12. Monument found amidst the ruins of Karnak ; it was 
placed on a pedestal of white stone, in a small temple, in the 
north-east angle of the wall inclosing the great temple, probably 
close to the granite sanctuary; on each of the broad sides is the 
monarch Thothmes III., of the 18th dynasty, standing, and holding 
with one hand the deity Munt-ra, and with the other the goddess 
Athor, who is placed at the short side ; from the much lower bas-relief 
of the deities, it appears that they have been sculptured in the place 
of some others originally there. Syenite. From Mr. Salt’s collec- 
tion. 
No. 13. Hawk-headed gryphon or sphinx, emblem of the god 
Munt-ra, the companion of No. 11, found by Belzoni in the great 
temple of Ibsamboul or Aboosimbel. Sandstone. 
No. 14. Fractured Colossus, apparently, from the features, of the 
monarch Amenophis III., and probably from the edifice erected by 
that monarch in the Gournah quarter of Thebes. Black granite. 
No. 15. Colossal head of a king wearing the pschent, found with 
the arm, No. 55, detached from a colossus lying in the sand in the 
Karnak quarter of Thebes ; the features resemble those of Thothmes 
III. Discovered by Belzoni in 1818. Red granite. From Mr. 
Salt’s collection. 
No. 16. Lower part of a seated colossal figure of the goddess Pasht, 
or Bubastis, bearing the names and titles of the king Amenophis III., 
and which has formerly been one of the statues from the edifice of that 
monarch at Karnak. Black granite. 
No. 17. Coffin in the shape of a mummy of Seveksi, a person of 
the sacerdotal cast, in the time of one of the later dynasties. 
Basalt. From the collection of Signor Anastasi. 
No. 18. Sarcophagus of Paneter-hent, a standard-bearer. Sye- 
nite. From the collection of Signor Anastasi. 
No. 19. Head and upper part of a statue of Rameses II. or III., 
(Sesostris), wearing a cylindrical diadem of ureei, of fine execution; 
traces of colour still remain on this bust. The hieroglyphics down 
the back are part of the address of Amen-ra, and of the name and 
titles of Rameses. Brought from the edifice at Gournah, formerly 
called the Memnonium of Thebes, and hence popularly called 
“the young Memnon.” Presented by Henry Salt, Esq., and Louis 
Burckhardt, Esq., 1817. 
