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No. 4. A collection of vases, usually known 
by the name of Canopuses. The lids are se¬ 
verally ornamented either with a head of Isis, 
Osiris, a hawk, a wolf, or a baboon. 
No. 5. A collection of Egyptian idols, in 
bronze ; among them are two sistrums. 
No 6. A collection of Egyptian idols in 
wood ; Egyptian idols of Roman work, appa¬ 
rently of the time of Hadrian;—idols and amulets 
of the Basilidians, who spread their mysterious 
doctrines, and practised their magical arts, in 
Egypt, from the time of Hadrian to the fifth 
century;—Egyptian scarabaei, or beetles found in 
mummies;—small idols in basalt. 
No. 7* A collection of Egyptian idols in 
porcelain. 
No. 8. Varion° A a g’ ments of statues in ba¬ 
salt. oie, and alabaster. Among them are a 
few perfect figures, namely, two of Harpocra- 
tes, one of a baboon, and another of an Apis. 
At the bottom of this case is a bas-relief and 
some large idols in wood. 
Opposite the entrance to this Room, and 
against the wall, is a frame containing the bones 
of an embalmed Ibis, which was presented by 
the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks. Underneath 
is a manuscript taken from a mummy; it is 
written on papyrus, in the Egyptian language, 
a and 
ROOM VIII 
Antiquities 
