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ROOM VIII 
Antiquities. 
century ;—Egyptian scarabaei, or beetles found 
in mummies ;—small idols in basalt. 
No. 7". A collection of Egyptian idols, in 
porcelain. 
No. 8. Various fragments of statues in ba¬ 
salt. marble, and alabaster. Among them are a 
few perfect figures, namely, two of Harpocrates, 
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 Ranks. Underneath 
is a manuscript taken from a mummy; it is 
written on Papyrus, in the Egyptian language, 
and was presented by IVm. Hamilton , Esq. as 
were also the fragments of another manuscript 
of the same kind, which are placed near it. On 
the right hand of the door is a frame, containing 
an Egyptian painting, taken from the breast of 
a mummy. 
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 of the English army, in consequence 
