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ROOM VIII 
Antiquities. 
ROOM IX. 
Antiquities, 
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, against the 
wall, is a frame containing the bones of an em¬ 
balmed ibis, which was presented by the Right 
Hon. Sir Joseph Banks. Underneath is a ma¬ 
nuscript taken from a mummy: it is written on 
papyrus, in the enchorial characters of Egypt, and 
was presented by JVm. Hamilton, Esq. as were 
also the fragments of another manuscript on pa¬ 
pyrus, which are placed near it. On the right hand 
of the door is a frame containing an Egyptian 
painting, taken from the breast of a mummy. 
NINTH ROOM. 
EGYPTIAN SCULPTURES. 
Many of the articles contained in this Room were 
collected by the French in different parts of 
Egypt, and came into the possessio?i of the En¬ 
glish 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 o/’His late Majesty, to the 
British Museum. Such articles as did not form 
part of the above-mentioned collection are parti- 
cularly specified. 
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