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room vhi. century ;—Egyptian scarabaei, or beetles found 
Antiqimties. * n mummies small idols in basalt. 
No. 7 . A collection of Egyptian idols, in 
porcelain. 
No. 8 . Various fragments of small statues in 
basalt, marble, and alabaster. Among them are a 
few perfect figures, namely, two of Harpocrates, 
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 
ef 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 Wm. Hamilton, Esq. as 
were also the fragments of another manuscript 
of the same kind, 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, 
room ix. The articles contained in this Room are principally 
those which were collected by the French in dif¬ 
ferent parts of Egypt , and came into the 
possession 
