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Roo^ix. upon the thighs. In the left hand is held the 
Antiquities, sacred instrument called the Tau. The head of 
this deity is that of a lion, the rest of the figure 
is human. 
No. 2. Similar to No. 1. The disc and the 
erect serpent’s head have been knocked off from 
the head of this figure, but in the preceding 
statue a portion of them rem.ains, and in No. 16, 
they are nearly entire. 
No. S. Part of the frieze of an Egyptian tem¬ 
ple. It is covered with hieroglyphics on both 
sides. The upper part of the front of this frieze 
consists of a row of serpents. Presented/in 1766, 
by His late Majesty. > 
No. 4. An Egyptian obelisk. 
No. 5. A large Egyptian sarcophagus, of brec¬ 
cia,brought from the mosque of SaintAthanasius, 
at Alexandria. It is covered with hieroglyphics 
both within and without. 
No. 6. A colossal fist of very considerable 
magnitude. 
No. 8, A colossal ram’s head, which has formed 
part of a sphinx. 
No. 9. A capital of an Egyptian column. 
Presented, in 1805, by Earl Spencer. 
No. 10. A colossal hawk. Presented^ in 1805, 
by Mr. T. Philipe. 
No. 11. The head and upper part of the body 
of a colossal statue, brought from the ruins of the 
Memnonium, a building dedicated to Memnon, 
at Thebes. This fragment is composed of one 
piece 
