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ROOM Yiii No. 3. The coffin of an Egyptian. mummy. 
Antiquities, found In one of the catacombs at Sakkara, about 
four leagues from Cairo, and sent to England, 
in the year 1722, by CgL William Letliieullier^ 
U'ho bequeathed it to the Museum^ by his WilU 
dated July 25, 1755. 
No. 4. A collection of vases, usually known 
by the name of Canopuses. The lids are seve¬ 
rally ornamented with a head of Isis, Osiris, a 
hawk, a wolf, and a baboon. 
No. 5. A collection of Egyptian idols, in 
bronze : among them are three sistrums. 
No. 6. A collection of Egyptian idols, in 
wood ;—Egyptian idols of Roman work, appa¬ 
rently of the time of Eladrian ;—^idols and amu¬ 
lets of the Basilidians, who spread their myste¬ 
rious doctrines, and practised their magical arts, 
in Egypt, from the time of Hadrian to the fifth 
century; Egyptian scarabsei, or beetles, found 
in mummies ;—small idols in basalt. 
No. 7. A collection of Egyptian idols in 
porcelain. 
No. 8. Various fragments of small statues in 
basalt, marble, and alabaster. Among them are 
a few perfect figures, namely, two of Elarpo- 
crates, one of a baboon, and another of an Apis. 
At the bottom of this case is a bas-relief, and 
some large idols in wood. 
Opposite the entrance to this room, against 
the wall, is a frame containing the bones of an 
embalmed ibis, presented by the late Right 
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