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ROOM IX. 
Antiquities. 
the enchorial characters of Egypt. Presented , 
in 1820, by the late Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks ; 
it was brought from Thebes by G . Belzoni , 
Esq. 
No. 32 # . A tablet of hieroglyphics, found in 
front of the great Sphinx. Presented , in 1817, 
by Captain Caviglia. 
No. 33. The lower part of an Egyptian figure 
kneeling on a square plinth, round which is a 
border of hieroglyphics. Presentedfn 1812, by 
His Royal Highness the Duke of York. 
No. 34. A Greek inscription erected in front 
of the great Sphinx, by Marcus Aurelius and 
Lucius Verus. Presented , in 1817, by Captain 
Caviglia. 
No. 35. A fragment of an Egyptian Deity, 
similar to No. 1. 
No. 36, Ditto. 
No. 37. A Greek inscription erected in front 
of the great Sphinx, by Nero. Presented , in 
1817, by Captain Caviglia. 
No. 38. The Rosetta stone, containing three 
inscriptions of the same import, namely, one in 
hieroglyphics, another in the ancient vernacular 
language of Egypt, and another in the Greek 
language. These inscriptions record the ser¬ 
vices 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. 39. 
