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ROOM VIII. posited three cat mummies 5 ^ow Mr, Saifs coU 
Antiquities, lectiou. 
No. 3. The coffin of an Egyptian mummy, 
found in one of the catacombs at Sakkara, about 
four leagues from Cairo, and sent to England, 
in the year 1722, hy Col, William Lethieullier^ 
*wlio bequeathed it to the Museum hy his Will^ 
dated July 23, 1755. On the left are two small 
coffins, each containing the mummy of an in¬ 
fant. A basket found in a tomb by Sir Fre¬ 
derick Henniker; it contains Egyptian bread 
or biscuit. 
No. 4. A collection of vases, usually known 
by the name of Canopuses. The lids are seve¬ 
rally ornamented with a head of Isis, Osiris, a 
hawk, a wolf, and a baboon. 
No. 5. A collection of Egyptian idols, in 
bronze : among them are three sistrums. 
No 6. A collection of Egyptian idols, in 
wood;—Egyptian idols of Roman work, appa¬ 
rently of the time of Hadrian;—idols and amu¬ 
lets of the Basilidians, who spread their myste¬ 
rious doctrines, and practised their magical arts, 
in Egypt, from the time of Hadrian to the fifth 
century ; Egyptian scarabaei, or beetles, found 
in 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 
