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In the centre recess, 
Casts from Persepolitan sculptures. Presented by the 
Rt. Hon. Mountstuart Elphinstone . 
In the third recess, 
Casts of Persepolitan sculptures. Presented by the 
Right Hon . Mounstuart Elphinstone. 
Arabic inscriptions. The three marked F presented by 
Col. Franklin. Of these, the small one was placed over 
the door of Firuz Shah’s Minaret at Gour; the large 
one upon the same shelf was in front of the Golden 
Mosque at Purrooah ; and the one upon the ground was 
upon the mosque of Mohajen Tola, at Gour. 
EGYPTIAN SALOON *. 
No. 1. A lion couchant, of red granite; the mane 
inscribed in front with a name not yet decyphered ; the 
base is also inscribed with hieroglyphics, in which appears 
the name of Amenoph 3 (Memnon). 
No. 2. f An Egyptian obelisk, of black basalt, found 
at Cairo. 
No. 3. A sarcophagus of white stone, in form of a 
mummy case, with five rows of hieroglyphics down the 
front; the face has been gilt. From Mr. Sams ’ collec¬ 
tion. 
No. 4. Colossal head of brownish breccia. From 
Mr. Salt's collection , 
No. 5. A group of black basalt, representing King 
Horus, of the 18th dynasty, standing under the pro¬ 
tection of the Deity Ammon Ra the generator. 
No. 6. Colossal head of brownish breccia. From Mr. 
Salt's collection. 
No. 7- t A colossal ram’s head, which has formed 
part of a sphinx. 
No. 8. A statue of a priest of the royal family of 
* The articles contained in this Room, to which this mark (f) is pre¬ 
fixed in this catalogue, were collected by the French in different parts of 
Egypt, and came into the possession of the English army in consequence 
of the capitulation of Alexandria, in the month of September, 1801. They 
were brought to England in February, 1802, under the care of General 
Turner, and were sent, by order of His Majesty, King George the 
Third, to the British Museum. 
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