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room viii. and was presented by Wrn . Hamilton, Esq . as 
Antiquities, were also the fragments of another manuscript 
of the same kind, which are placed near it. On 
the right of the door is a frame, containing an 
Egyptian painting, taken from the breast of a 
mummy. 
The picture opposite the fire-place is a portrait 
of Sir William Hamilton, painted by Sir Joshua 
Reynolds. 
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NINTH ROOM. 
EGYPTIAN SCULPTURES. 
The articles contained in this Room are principally 
those which were collected by the French in dif¬ 
ferent parts of Egypt, and came into the 
possession English army, in consequence 
of the capitulation oj s±\ l ^nndria, in the month 
of September, 1801. They were f 0 
England, in February, 1802, under the care 
of Col . Turner, and were sent, by order of 
His Majesty, to the British Museum. Such 
articles as did not form part of the above- 
mentioned collection are particularly specified 
in the catalogue. 
Room ix. No. 1. A large Egyptian sarcophagus, of 
breccia, brought from the mosque of Saint 
Athanasius, at Alexandria. It is covered with 
hieroolvphics both within and without. 
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No. 2, 
