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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. 
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No. 7. f A colossal ram’s head, from a ram, emblem of the divi¬ 
nity Amen-ra, in his form as Chnumis. This is from one of the 
colossal rams which were placed as adromos to the Pylon of Har¬ 
em-hebi (Horns), of the 18th dynasty, at Karnak, and were sculp¬ 
tured in the reign of that monarch. Sandstone. 
No. 8. Statue of the god Hapimoou, or the Nile, bearing an altar 
of libations, from which hang down water fowl and plants. At the side 
is a figure dressed as a priest, and on' the back a dedication from 
Sheshank I. of the 20th dynasty. Sandstone. From Mr. Salt's col¬ 
lection. 
No. 9. f Colossal fist from the ruins of Memphis; it is supposed 
to have formerly belonged to one of the statues, which, according to 
Herodotus, stood before the Hephaisteium, or temple of Phtha, at 
Memphis. Fed granite. 
No. 10. f A large chest of the sarcophagus of the monarch Necht- 
her-hebi, or Her-necht hebi (Amyrtseus), of the 21st dynasty. The 
subject of the sun, attended by various divinities passing through the 
hours of the day, is represented on the exterior, wdiile inside are vari¬ 
ous usual sepulchral deities. From the mosque of Saint Athanasius, 
at Alexandria. Breccia. 
Underneath No. 10 is a sandstone altar, on w'hich are two cow’s, 
emblems of the goddess Athor, walking among the papyrus and lotus 
plants. Presented by W. F. Hamilton, Esq., 1838. 
No. 11. A figure of a gryphon or hawk-headed sphinx, the emblem 
of the divinity Munt-ra, found by Belzoni, in the great temple of 
Aboosimbel. From Mr. Salt's collection. 
No. 12. Monument found amidst the ruins of Karnak, probably 
close to the granite sanctuary; on each of the broad sides is the mo¬ 
narch Thothmes III., of the 18th dynasty, standing, and holding 
with one hand the deity Munt-ra, and with the other the goddess 
Athor, who is placed at the short side; from the much lowerbas relief 
of the deities, it appears that they have been cut in the place of some 
others originally there. Syenite. From Mr. Salt's collection. 
No. 13. Hawk-headed gryphon or sphinx, emblem of the god 
Munt-ra, the companion of No. 11, found by Belzoni in the great 
temple of Ibsamboul or Aboosimbei. 
No. 14. Fractured Colossus, apparentl} 7 , from the features, of the 
monarch Amenophis III., and probably from the edifice erected by 
that monarch in the Gournah quarter of Thebes. Black granite. 
No. 15. Colossal head of a king wearing the pschent, found w r ith 
the arm, No. 55, detached from a colossus lying in the sand in the 
Karnak quarter of Thebes; the features resemble those of Thothmes 
III. Discovered by Belzoni in 1818. Fed granite. From Mr. 
Salt's collection. 
No. 16. Low ? er part of a seated colossal figure of the goddess Pasht, 
or Bubastis, bearing the names and titles of the king Amenophis III., 
and which has formerly been one of the statues of the edifice of that 
monarch at Karnak. Black granite. 
No. 17. Coffin in the shape of a mummy of Seveksi, a person of 
the sacerdotal cast, in the time of one of the later dynasties. 
Basalt. 
No. 19. Head and upper part of a statue of Rameses II., or Great, 
