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ROOM VIII.] ARTICLES. 
On a Shelf between the windows: 
No. 1. Figure of Siva, with four arms; in one hand 
is the Gadha or Parasha, a warlike weapon; in another is 
an Antelope. 
No. 2. Figure of Kamala, or Lakshmi, the consort of 
Vishnu, bearing the Lotus dower in her hand. 
No. 3. Figure of Ganesa with four hands, holding 
some article of food, his broken tooth, the Chank of Vishnu, 
and a club. 
No. 4. Siva, or Mahadeva, trampling upon and de¬ 
stroying Tripurasura. 
No. 5. A circular Plate, over which, supported by four 
lions, is a platform, from which rises a highly decorated 
arch, on one side of which is Krishna playing upon a pipe, 
attended by four females and six bulls. On the other side 
is Devi seated, holding two Lotus flowers, attended by four 
persons, and two elephants, who with their trunks form a 
canopy over her head. 
No. 6. A similar article, ornamented on one side by 
Rama, and perhaps Lakshmi, bearing bows, with Hanuman 
and another ape in a submissive attitude; on the other side 
is Vishnu, reclining upon Sesha, the mythological serpent, 
with a Lotus issuing from his navel, on which is seated 
Brahma accomplishing the work of creation. 
No. 7. A circular Stand, in two parts, decorated with 
twenty-two figures in high relief, representing some of the 
principal personages of the Hindoo mythology. 
The contents of Cases 6, 7, 8, and 9, with the Hindoo 
Bronzes upon the shelf between the windows, were be¬ 
queathed to the British Museum , by the late R . P. Knight , 
Esq. 
At the ends of the Table Cases containing the casts 
from ancient seals, are two upright glazed Cases ; one 
covers a Model of the middie part of the Bridge at 
Black Friars, with the frame work used in its construction, 
'presented in 1770 by the Bridge Committee of the City of 
London; the other, Models of the Ships Victory and 
Mercury, bequeathed in 1778 by Philip Denoyer , Esq.; 
and on the tops of the Cases round the Room are lances 
and other objects from Australia, &c. 
E. HAWKINS. 
Oct. 10, 1840. 
