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ornamented with paintings, was taken out of the rooMviii. 
coffin which will be described in the next number, antiquities. 
In the lower part of this case is a small Egyptian 
coffin of a square form: it contains the mummy 
of a child. The lid and sides of this coffin are 
covered with paintings. 
No. 3. The coffin of an Egyptian mummy, found 
in one of the catacombs at Sakkara, about four 
leagues from Cairo, and sent to England, in the 
year 1722, by Col. William Lethieullier, who be¬ 
queathed it to the Museum. 
No. 4. A collection of vases, usually known by 
the name of Canopuses. The lids are severally 
ornamented, with a head of Isis, Osiris, a hawk, 
a wolf, or a baboon. 
No. 5. A collection of Egyptian idols, in bronze: 
among them are three sistrums. 
No. 6. A collection of Egyptian idols, in wood; 
—Egyptian idols of Roman work, apparently of the 
time of Hadrian;—idols and amulets of the Basi- 
lidians, who spread their mysterious doctrines, and 
practised their magical arts, in Egypt, from the 
time of Hadrian to the fifth century;—Egyptian 
scarabsei, or beetles, found in mummies;—small 
idols in basalt. 
No. 7. A collection of Egyptian idols in porcelain. 
No. 8. Various fragments of small statues in ba¬ 
salt, marble, and alabaster. Among them are a 
few perfect figures, namely, two of Harpocrates, one 
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