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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [EGYPTIAN 
No. 116. Seven objects. Presented , in 1817, by Cap¬ 
tain Caviglia , viz.: 
A small hawk of very coarse work, found in front of 
the Great Sphinx. 
A Greek inscription erected in front of the Great 
Sphinx, by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. 
A small lion, found in a temple between the paws of 
the Great Sphinx. 
A tablet of hieroglyphics, found in front of the Great 
Sphinx. 
A lion very rudely sculptured; it is supposed to have 
stood on one of the walls between the paws of the Great 
Sphinx. 
The impression of a human foot carved in stone, with 
the letters NEK$0 engraved over it. Found in front of 
the Great Sphinx. 
One of the horns of an altar which was found in front 
of the Great Sphinx. 
Nos. 117,118. Tablet of Abydos. 
Nos. 119 to 124. Sepulchral vases and tablets. From 
Mr. Sams' collection. 
Upon No. 123. A small Egyptian figure, with a beard, 
a short apron, and a terrific aspect. He is standing 
upright, holding his arms downwards a little apart from 
the body. The ornament upon the head is peculiar to 
the representation of this figure. From the collection of 
Charles Tovoneley , Esq. 
Upon No. 124. A kneeling figure, holding a statue of 
a baboon seated on a pedestal inscribed with the name 
of Pharaoh Hophrah. The back and pedestal of the 
figure are inscribed with hieroglyphics, and the same (?) 
name. 
Under the shelves round the room are various tablets, 
&c affixed to the walls; among them the following arti¬ 
cles are worthy of notice. 
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. 140. A large head, broken from a mummy-shaped 
sarcophagus. 
