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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. 
The picture opposite the fire-place is a portrait 
of Sir William Hamilton, painted by Sir Joshua 
Reynolds. 
NINTH ROOM. 
EGYPTIAN SCULPTURES . 
The artides contained in this Room areprincipally 
those which were collected by the French in dif¬ 
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, J801. They ivere brought to 
England , in February , 1802, under the care 
of Col. Turner , and ivere sent, by order of 
His Majesty, to the British Museum . Such 
articles as did not form part of the above- 
mentioned collection are particularly specified 
in the catalogue . 
No. 1. A large Egyptian sarcophagus, of 
breccia, brought from the mosque of Saint 
Athanasius, at Alexandria. It is covered with 
hieroglyphics both within and without. 
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ROOM VIII. 
Antiquities. 
ROOM lla 
