246 GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [EGYPTIAN 
A tablet of hieroglyphics, dated in the first year of the king Rameses, 
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<t>0 engraved over it. Found in front of the Great Sphinx. 
Calcareous stone. 
One of the horns of an altar which was found in front of the Great 
Sphinx. Calcareous stone. 
Nos. 117, 118. The tablet of Abydos, containing the succession of 
the Egyptian monarchy. In the second horizontal line are the cartouches 
of the kings of the 17th and 18th dynasty. 
Nos. 119, 120. Fragments from the sides of tombs, &c. Calca¬ 
reous and sandstone. 
No. 121. Tablets executed during the 18th and successive 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 figure kneeling upon a square plinth, and sup¬ 
porting a naos, in front of which is a figure of Neith. The plinth 
and front of the altar are covered with hieroglyphics, among which ap¬ 
pears the royal name of Amasis. Presented , in 1771, by Matthew 
Duane , Esq. It is placed upon 
An oblong stone, with a shallow excavation in the centre. The top . 
and sides are adorned with hieroglyphics. It was perhaps intended for 
a pedestal. Black granite. From Mr. Salt's collection. 
No. 135. A large square tablet, covered with hieroglyphics. It 
appears to have been used as a mill-stone for grinding corn. Basalt. 
Presented , in 1805, by Earl Spencer. 
No. 137. The capital of a column. Presented , in 1805, by Earl 
Spencer. 
Upon it, f a small mutilated figure, kneeling on a broken square 
plinth, the front and back inscribed w T ith hieroglyphics. 
No. 140. A large head, broken from a mummy-shaped sarcopha¬ 
gus. Gray granite. 
No. 145. A fragment covered with hieroglyphics. Presented , in 
1805, by Earl Spencer. 
Nos. 169—171 ; 173—177 ; 179—181 are fresco paintings, 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 in¬ 
scribed with hieroglyphics. 
Under No. 170. Fragments of sandstone, with hieroglyphics. 
Under No. 171. A fragment of a statue holding a staff or sceptre 
ornamented at the top with a head of Isis. 
Under No. 173. The upper half of a seated statue. White stone. 
From Mr. Sams' collection. 
Under No. 174. A bust broken from a statue. Gray granite. 
