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HOOMViii. bottom of this case is a j^as-relief^ and some large 
Antiquities, idols ill WOod. 
Opposite the entrance to4his 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. 
KOOM IX. The articles contained in this Room are princi- 
Antiquities. J^oilly those ivliic/i IVere collected by the French 
in different parts of Egypt., and came into the 
jjoss'ession of the English army^ in consequence 
of the capitulation of Alexandria^ in the mon th 
of September^ 1801. They were brought to 
England in February., 180*2, under the care of 
General Turner, and were sent, by order of 
His Majesty, to the British Museum. Such 
articles as did not form part of the above-men¬ 
tioned collection are 'particularly specified. 
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