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pie. It IS covered with hieroglyphics on both sides, room ix. 
The upper part of the front of this frieze consists antiquities. 
of a row of Serpents. Presented by His Majesty. 
No 18. A small Egyptian figure, with a beard, a 
short apron, and a terrific aspect. He is standing 
upright, but holding his arms downwards, a little 
apart from the body. The ornament upon the head 
is peculiar to the representation of this figure. 
From the collection of Charles Townelei/, Esq,. 
' No. 19. A head of an Egyptian sphinx. Fromr 
the collection of Charles Toiuneley^ Esq. 
No. 20. A small Egyptian figure kneeling upon 
a square plinth, and supporting with his hands a 
kind of altar, in front of which, within a sunk 
tablet, is a figure of Osiris. Presented by Mattheiu 
Duane^ Esq. 
Nos. 21, 22. Fragments of an Egyptian Deityj,, 
similar to No. 10. 
No. 23. The Rosetta stone, containing three in¬ 
scriptions of the same import, one in hieroglyphics, 
another in the ancient vernacular language of Egypt, 
and another in the Greek language. Tliese inscrip¬ 
tions record the'services which Ptolemy the Vth 
had rendered his country, and were engraved by 
order of the Fligh Priests, when they were assem¬ 
bled at Memphis, for the purpose of investing him 
until the royal prerogative. This stone was found 
near Rosetta. 
No. 24. A colossal head of Jupiter Ammon, 
, who 
