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NINTH ROOM. 
EGYPTIAN SCULPTURES. 
The • articles contained in this Room are principally Room^ix. 
those which were collected by the French in dif - antiquities. 
ferent 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 Col. Turner, and were sent, by order of 
His Majesty, to the British Museum. Such 
articles as did not form part of the above-men¬ 
tioned collection are particularly specified in 
the catalogue . 
No. l. A large Egyptian sarcophagus, of 
breccia, brought from the mosque of Saint Atha¬ 
nasius, at Alexandria. It is covered with hie- 
roglyphics both within and without. 
No. 2. Another large Egyptian sarcophagus, 
of black granite, also covered with hieroglyphics, 
inside and outside. This sarcophagus, which 
was brought from Grand Cairo, was used by the 
Turks as a cistern, which they called “ The 
“ Lover’s Fountain.” 
No. 3. A small mutilated figure of Isis, sit¬ 
ting on the ground, and resting her arms upon 
her knees. An ear of corn is held in the left 
hand, 
