286 GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [EGYPTIAN 
Under No. 170. Fragments of sandstone, with hiero¬ 
glyphics. ^ 
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, 
of white stone. From Mr . Sams 9 collection . 
Under No. 174. A bust broken from a statue of grey 
granite. 
Under No. 175. A mutilated statue ofThothm.es III., 
of black basalt. From Mr . Sams’ collection . 
Under No. 176. Fragment of a bas-relief represent¬ 
ing a group, probably a king seeking the protection of 
his favourite divinity: resembling No. 5. 
A small basalt statue of Amounemhe, an officer of state, 
seated on a throne. 
Under No. 177. The fragment of a statue, holding a 
tablet decorated with sculptures and hieroglyphics, 
wherein appears the name of Amenoph III. (Memnon). 
Under No. 179- A Sphinx, represented, according to 
the custom of the Egyptians, without wings. Found 
in the excavation made in front of the Great Sphinx. 
Presented, in 1817, by Captain Caviglia. 
Under No. 180. The head of a fish or serpent, in white 
stone. 
Under No. 181. A Sphinx represented without wings, 
like the one described above. Presented , in 1767, by 
the Earl of Bute. 
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EGYPTIAN ROOM. 
UP STAIRS. 
The wooden figures in Cases A. and B. are generally 
found in tombs; the bronze are offerings, or objects 
of private worship ; the porcelain and small figures of 
stone are all perforated, to attach to the network or the 
necklaces of mummies. 
CASE A. DEITIES. 
Sandstone . A small statue of Amoun-ra seated upon a 
throne, oskh round the neck, shenti round the loins with a 
