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No. 23. f An Egyptian sarcophagus, in black 
basalt, slightly resembling in its form the human 
figure. It has a single border of hieroglyphics 
round the outside. 
No. 24. A sphinx, represented, according to 
the custom of the Egyptians, without wings. 
Found in the excavation made in front of the 
Great Sphinx. Presented , in 1817, by Captain 
Caviglia. 
No. 25. One of the horns of an altar which 
was found in front of the Great Sphinx. Pre¬ 
sented, in 1817, by Captain Caviglia . 
No. 26. A small hawk of very coarse work, 
found in front of the Great Sphinx. Presented , 
in 1817, by Captain Caviglia . 
No. 27. A fragment of the plaited beard of 
the Great Sphinx. Presented , in 1817, by Cap¬ 
tain Caviglia . 
No. 28. A sphinx, represented, like No. 24, 
without wings. Presented , in 1767, by the Earl 
of Bute . 
No. 29. A fragment, which was found at the 
foot of Pompey’s Pillar, and is partly covered 
with hieroglyphics. 
No. 30. A fragment of an Egyptian inscrip¬ 
tion, on papyrus. 
No. 31. A stone sarcophagus, discovered in a 
tomb at Thebes; the paintings with which it is 
ornamented have been restored. Presented, in 
1820, by the Earl of Belmore . 
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Antiquities. 
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