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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [EGYPTIAN 
nonium, a building dedicated to Memnon, at Thebes. 
This fragment is composed of one piece of granite of 
two colours, and the face, which is in remarkably fine 
preservation, is executed in a very admirable manner. 
Presented , in 1817, by Henry Salt , Esq,, and the late 
Louis Burckhardt, Esq . 
No. 20. Part of the frieze of an Egyptian temple. It 
is covered with hieroglyphics on both sides, containing 
the name of Psammetichus II. The upper part of this 
frieze consists, on one side, of a row of serpents, on the 
other, of a row of birds. Presented , in 1766, by His 
Majesty King George III. 
No. 21. A colossal statue of Amenoph III. (Memnon) 
sitting, of black breccia. His hands are extended flat 
upon the thighs: the front and back of the throne are 
decorated with hieroglyphics. Found, in 1818, in an 
excavation in the Temple of Memnon. From Mr. Salt's 
collection . 
No. 22. Part of the frieze of an Egyptian temple. It 
is covered with hieroglyphics on both sides, containing 
the name of Nectanebo, the last of the Pharaohs. The 
upper part of the front of this frieze consisted of a row 
of birds, the legs of which are all that now remain. 
Presented , in 1766, by His Majesty King George 
the Third. 
No. 23. f A large Egyptian sarcophagus, of black 
granite, covered with hieroglyphics inside and outside. 
This sarcophagus, which was brought from Grand Cairo, 
was used by the Turks as a cistern, which they called 
“ The Lovers’ Fountain.” 
No. 24. f The Rosetta stone, containing three in¬ 
scriptions of the same import, namely, one in hierogly¬ 
phics, another in the ancient vernacular language of 
Egypt, and another in the Greek language. These in¬ 
scriptions record the services which Ptolemy the Fifth 
had rendered his country, and were engraved by order 
of the High Priests, when they were assembled at 
Memphis, for the purpose of investing him with the 
royal prerogative. This stone was found near Rosetta. 
No. 25. f An Egyptian figure, the size of life, kneel¬ 
ing on a square plinth, round which is a border of hiero¬ 
glyphics : the head and arms of the figure are wanting. 
