218 
EGYPTIAN ART. 
Case 96. Head of Polyphemus; six figures of boys, perhaps 
Cupids; figures of Lares; Camilli, augurs, and Fortune, unarranged. 
Case 98. Astragali, some of crystal, carnelian, and ivory; dice, 
many of which appear to have been anciently loaded, and tesserae or 
tickets for the games; with these are some fish probably used by the 
Christians at a later period, the name, IX©T2, being the pentagram 
of Christ. 
Case 99. Hair pins of ivory; busts of the same; large bands of 
beads, and portions of architectural members in opaque glass or com¬ 
position; bronze needles, &c., and a patera in porphyry. 
Case 100. Various specimens of ancient glass, cenochose, and ala- 
bastra, or lecythi, of opaque substance and many colours; a small vessel 
with a remarkable iridiscence, found in the vicinity of Naples; frag*, 
ments of rich cups of carnelian, onyx, &e., and a crystal vessel holding 
gold. 
Cases 101—103. Various figures of animals in bronze; among 
them are some bulls of fine work, and a hare dedicated to the Apollo 
of Priene, by Hephaistion, found in the temple of the god at that place; 
head of a lion; ram and panther, from the soffits of Etruscan se¬ 
pulchres ; the lion’s head, presented by T. C. Hall , Esq. 
Case 104. Styli for writing, the flat ends to erase or smooth the 
wax ; compasses, medical instruments, forceps, spoons. 
Case 105. Votive offerings ; legs, arms, small chairs, &c. ; hinges ; 
stamps, which are conjectured to have been employed for pottery. 
Case 106. Keys ; plates ; various specimens of ancient inlaid and 
enamel work; some ancient plate, and chasings and castings of the 
middle ages. 
Cases 110—112. Various kinds of Etruscan and of Roman fibulae, 
some of a very late period ; ancient Roman finger rings. 
Above the Cases 7 to 26, are paintings in fac-simile of a tomb found 
at Vulci in 1832, representing games of leaping, running, horse and 
foot race, &c. 
Above Cases 38—58, accompanied by Etruscan inscriptions, are 
fac-similes of another tomb at Vulci, unfortunately much mutilated, 
and the subject of the paintings not quite certain. Pluto and Pro¬ 
serpine are near the centre. The chequered ceilings of the tomb are 
above the upright Cases above the south wall. 
Art of the Egyptians .—From the specimens of the architecture and 
sculpture of the Egyptians which remain to us, w r e see that their art was 
of a peculiar character, remarkable for its colossal proportions and mag¬ 
nificence. The earliest known architecture, the pyramids of the 4th dy¬ 
nasty, exhibits simple forms of vast magnitude, and of the minutest finish. 
In the more complicated structure of the tombs of Benyhassan, under 
the 12th dynasty, the elements of Doric architecture may be traced in 
the columns and triglyphs. Under the 18th dynasty, the columns 
have capitals, representing lotus buds and flowers of the lotus, papyrus, 
and other plants. The temples are rectangular, with heavy advanced 
