ROOM IX. 
Antiquities. 
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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. A head of an Egyptian sphinx. From 
the collection of Charles Towneley , Esq . 
No. 40. A piece of stone, with hieroglyphics, 
found in front of the great Sphinx. Presented , 
in 1817, by Captain Caviglia. 
No. 41. A small Egyptian figure kneeling 
upon a square plinth, and supporting with his 
hands a kind of altar, in front of which, within 
a sunk tablet, is a figure of Isis. Presented , in 
1771, by Matthew Duane , Esq. 
No. 42. An Egyptian monument, in which 
are sunk two square tablets, one of which is left 
blank, and in the other are represented two fe¬ 
male figures standing side by side. These tablets 
are surrounded by hieroglyphics. From the col¬ 
lection of Sir Elans Sloane . 
No. 43. A small Egyptian figure, v 7 ith 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 
Towneley , Esq. 
No. 44. A piece of stone, with figures repre¬ 
sented in intaglio. Found in front of the great 
Sphinx. Presented , in 1817, by Captain Caviglia. 
No. 4 5. A painted statue, found in a sepul¬ 
chre 
