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room viii. No. 7. A collection of Egyptian idols in 
Antisuities. porcelain. 
No. 8. Various fragments of statues in ba¬ 
salt, marble, and alabaster. Among them are 
a few perfect figures, namely, two of Harpoera- 
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, 
and was presented by JVm. Hamilton , Esq. as 
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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