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the royal prerogative. This stone was found near Ro¬ 
setta. 
No. 33. *f* An Egyptian obelisk, of black basalt, 
found at Cairo. 
No. 34. A lion couchant, of red granite; the mane 
inscribed with hieroglyphics, as is also the pedestal, 
which bears the name of Amenoph III. (Memnon). On 
the left fore-paw is another royal name not yet ascer¬ 
tained, and apparently of different work. 
No. 35. A painted statue, found in a sepulchre 
near the Pyramids. Presented, in 1817, by Captain 
Caviglia. 
No. 36. The lower part of an Egyptian figure kneel¬ 
ing on a square plinth, round which is a border of 
hieroglyphics, containing the name of Rameses the 
Great. Presented, in 1812, by His Royal Highness 
the Duke of York. 
No. 37. A large statue of Bubastes sitting in a kind 
of chair, and resting the arms upon the thighs. In the 
left hand is the emblem of life; the disk which was 
once upon the head has been broken off. It is in¬ 
scribed with the name-of Amenoph III. (Memnon). 
No. 38. A statue of a baboon, the pedestal inscribed 
with the name of Amenoph III. (Memnon). 
No. 39. 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, 
No. 40. A baboon, of sand-stone. 
No. 41. A statue of Bubastes standing, with the head 
of a lioness, on which was the disk of the moon and 
erect serpent’s head ; she holds the lotus before her in 
her left hand, the emblem of life in her right. From 
Mr. Salt's collection. 
No. 42. 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 Neith. The plinth and front of the altar are covered 
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