EGYPTIAN GALLERIES. 
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No. 30. Colossal bust from a statue of Amenophis III., much 
mutilated. Nummulite limestone. Gournah. From Mr. Salt's coU 
lection. 
No. 31. A ^roup of Atu, a sacerdotal functionary, seated on a 
throne or Chair hy the side of his sister Han-ur, a priestess of Amen, 
holding a nosegay of lotus flowers ; between them, of smaller propor¬ 
tions, is his son Neferhebf, second priest of the monarch Amenophis 
II., of the 18th dynasty. Found in a tomb near Thebes. Sandstone. 
From Mr. Salt's collection. 
No. 32. Sarcophagus with its cover, on which, in bas-relief, is the 
goddess Athor ; in the interior is the Sun, and the Heaven represented 
as a female, and at the bottom the goddess Athor. The inscriptions 
with which this is covered are the addresses of various deities, in which 
is mentioned the Queen of Amasis, of the 26th dynasty, who is called 
the daughter of the king Psammetichus and his wife Nitocris, and 
mother of the Queen Tachaot. It was discovered in an excavation, 
130 feet deep, behind the palace of Rameses II. (Sesostris), near 
Thebes. 
No. 33. A sarcophagus of a female named Ankh, in the form of 
a mummy, which appears to have been originally intended to hold a 
male figure ; on it are the four genii of the Amenti, and a prayer for the 
deceased. Green basalt. 
No. 34. A lion couchant, companion of No. 1 ; on the mane 
are the names and titles of Amen-asro, an Ethiopian monarch, and 
round the pedestal is a dedication from the monarch Amen-tuanch 
or Amenanchut, supposed to be the son of Amenophis III., of the 
18th dynasty ; the end of his name has been anciently erased, pro¬ 
bably to substitute some other. From Mount Barkal. Syenite. 
Presented hy Lord Prudhoe {now Duke of Northumberland)^ 183.5. 
No. 35. Statue, without a head, of a divinity or king, the flesh coloured 
red; found in a sepulchre near the Pyramids of Gizeh. Calcareous 
stone. Presented by Captain Caviylia, 1817. 
No. 36. Group of an officer of high rank, in the time of the 19th 
dynasty, seated on a chair by the side of a female relation, probably 
his wife or sister. Calcareous stone. From the Collection of Signor 
Anastasi. 
No. 37# Statue of Pasht, lion-headed, mistress of Sehar, seated 
upon a throne, holding the emblem of life; in the front of the 
throne are the name and titles of Amenophis III., who is said to 
be beloved of this goddess. This w’as probably one of the statues 
erected by Amenophis III. in the Karnak quarter of Thebes. Black 
granite. From Mr. Salt's collection. 
No. 38. Seated Cynocephalus, or dog-headed baboon ; an animal 
sacred to the gods Thoth and Chuns as types of the moon ; on the 
pedestal are the names and titles of Amenophis III. Sandstone. From 
Mr. Barker's collection. 
No. 39. Sarcophagus in shape of a mummy; the paintings with 
which it is ornamented have been restored. Calcareous stone. Pre^ 
sented by the Earl of Belmore, 1820. 
No. 40. Cynocephalus, or dog-headed baboon, standing erect, in 
the attitude of adoring the moon, of which it was the sacred animal. 
