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Nos. 119, 120. Fragments from the sides of tombs, 
&c. 
No. 121. Tablets executed during the 18th and suc¬ 
cessive dynasties. 
No. 122, 123. Tablets executed under the Ptolemies. 
No. 124. Tablets executed under the Romans, one 
with the name of Tiberius: Christian Greek, and Coptic 
inscriptions. 
Under the shelves round the room are various tablets, 
&c., affixed to the walls (Nos. 125—194); among them 
the following articles are worthy of particular notice. 
No. 133. 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 
with hieroglyphics, among which appears the royal name 
of Amasis. Presented , in 1771, by Matthevo Duane , Esq . 
It is placed upon 
An oblong stone, with a shallow excavation in the 
centre. The top and sides are adorned with hierogly¬ 
phics. It was perhaps intended for a pedestal. From 
Mr . Saifs collection. 
No. 135. A large square tablet, of breccia, covered 
with hieroglyphics. It appears to have been used as 
a mill-stone for grinding corn. Presented , in 1805, by 
Earl Spencer. 
No. 137- A capital of an Egyptian column. Pre¬ 
sented, in 180 5, by Earl Spencer. 
Upon it, f a small mutilated Egyptian figure, kneel¬ 
ing on a broken square plinth, the front and back in¬ 
scribed with hieroglyphics. 
No. 140. A large head, broken from a mummy-shaped 
sarcophagus. 
No. 145. A fragment covered with hieroglyphics. 
Presented, in 1805, by Earl Spencer. 
Nos. 169—171; 173—177; 179—181 are fresco paint¬ 
ings, chiefly illustrative of the domestic habits of the 
Egyptians. No. 175, presented by Sir H . Ellis, 1834. 
Under No. 168. A head, of white stone. 
Under No. 169. A torso, of marble ; the back of the 
chair inscribed with hieroglyphics. 
