BRONZE ROOM. 
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These casts, made in Nubia under the direction of Mr. Hay and by 
Mr. Bonomi, have been coloured in imitation of originals by the latter 
gentleman. 
Over Case 5. Glass case containing the bones of a mummied ibis, 
with insects and other contents of the stomach, prepared by Sir Anthony 
Carlisle, in 1805. Presented by Sir Joseph Banks. 
Over Case 61. Osiris onnophris; the eyes have been inlaid with 
some other material. Bronze. 2 ft. 10 in. h. 
Over Case 64. Osiris pethempamentes, standing. Bronze. 
Over the door. Cross from the vestment of a Copt priest, sup¬ 
posed not to be later than a. d. 640; is gilt, and embossed with a double 
spiral pattern : the right arm of the transverse bar imperfect. Leather. 
2 ft. 6 in. h., 1 ft. 6 in. b. Medinat Abou. Presented by Sir J. G. 
Wilkinson , 1834. 
On the marble tables in the centre of this and the succeding Room 
are models, in plaster, of the great standing obelisk at Karnak, and 
of that at Heliopolis. Presented by Joseph Bonomi , Esq., 1840. 
EXPLANATION OF EGYPTIAN TERMS. 
Claft.— Head-dress with long lappets pendent on the shoulders and neck. See 
statue of Amenof III. Egyptian Saloon, 21. Coffins of mummies, &c. 
Gom. —Sort of sceptre, terminating in the head of an animal called the koucoupha. 
See in the hands of a male figure in a fresco painting. Eg. Sal. 176, and object 
Egypt. Room, Case G. Div. 3, &c. 
Oskh —Semicircular collar or tippet worn round the neck. See bust of Rameses 
II. or Ill. (Sesostris), Eg. Sal. 19. Object in Case BB. Div. 4, &c. 
Otf. —Crown of Osiris and other deities, composed of a conical cap flanked by two 
ostrich feathers, with a disk in front, placed on the horns of a goat. See fig. of 
Osiris, Case B. Div. 2, &c. 
Pschent. —Cap or crown worn by deities and Pharaohs, composed of the shaa and 
teshr. See Pharaonic head. Eg. Sal. 15. 
Shaa. —Conical cap, upper portion of the pschent, called also out and uobsh or 
white. See statue of Menephtah II., Eg. Sal. 61. 
Shenti.— Short garment worn round the loins. See statue of Amenof III., Eg. 
Sal. 21. Bronze fig. of Amoun-ra, Egypt. Room, Case A. Div. 2, &e. 
Teshr. —The ‘red’ cap, lower portion of the pschent, cylindrical cap, with tall 
inclined peak behind and spiral ornament in front. See fig. Neith, Egypt. Room, 
Case A. Div. 2. Amulets, Case AAA. Div. 5. 
Tosh.— Royal military cap. Bas-relief of Rameses II. (Sesostris), Egypt. Room, 
Case U. Div. 4. 
BRONZE ROOM. 
The upright Cases in the centre of the Room contain the Greek 
and Roman bronze figures of the Collection, the rest are not yet 
arranged. At the end Case on the right hand is a collection of vases 
and terracottas from Athens and various places in Greece. The re¬ 
maining Cases are not yet finally arranged. Above Cases 5—60 on 
the north entrance are representations of the Etruscan Charon from 
the entrances of tombs. 
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. 
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