EGYPTIAN GALLERIES. 
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rus sceptre, apparently from the edifice erected by Amenophis III. 
(Memnon) in the Karnak quarter of Thebes. Black granite. From 
Mr. Salt's collection. 
No. 46. Statue of Piaai, a sacred scribe, seated upon the ground, 
and resting his arms upon his knees, holding an ear of corn in his 
left hand, and in his right a symbol of life; from his neck is sus¬ 
pended a pectoral plate, on which are inscribed the names and titles 
of Rameses II. (Sesostris). Calcareous stone. 
No. 47. Sarcophagus in the shape of a mummy, and apparently 
unfinished : found at Tana, near Hermoplis. Calcareous stone. From 
Mr. Salt's collection. 
No. 48. Statue of Banofre, a military chief; at the commence¬ 
ment of the 18th dynasty, holding several posts, son of Thoth-hai and 
Thothsi, entirely enveloped in drapery, seated upon a pedestal, with 
the arms crossed : on it is a dedication to Osiris. Yound behind 
the statue of Memnon, at Thebes. Black basalt. From Mr. Salt's 
collection. 
No. 49. Statue of Pasht standing, holding a papyrus sceptre; pro¬ 
bably from Karnak. Dark granite. 
No. 50. Bust from a seated statue of Pasht. Dark granite. 
No. 51. A staiue of Anebta, a prince, holding many offices ; de¬ 
dicated to Amen-ra and Anubis. It was the joint gift of the queen 
regent, Amen-num-t, Ha-asu, and her brother, the monarch Thothmes 
III. of the 18th dynasty; found at Thebes. Calcareous stone. From 
Mr. Salt's collection. 
Statue of Painehsi, a royal scribe of the treasury, kneeling and 
holding a shrine containing the figures of Osiris, Isis, and Horus. 
On his shoulders and on the shrine are inscribed the name and titles 
of Rameses II., of the 19th dynasty. Thebes. Calcareous stone . 
From Mr. Barker's collection. 
Statue of Shamarau, officer having charge of the offerings to the 
god Amen-ra, kneeling and holding before him a tablet, on which 
is a prayer to Ra, sailing in his boat. Calcareous stone. Thebes. 
From Mr. Salt's collection. 
No. 52. Bust of a seated statue of Pasht, wearing the disk of 
the sun, apparently from the edifice erected by Amenophis III. 
(Memnon) in the Karnak quarter of Thebes. Black granite. 
No. 53. Upper part of a standing figure of Pasht, from the same 
edifice as the preceding. 
No. 54. Feet from the statue of a god or king, whose form has 
been enveloped in bandages. Calcareous stone. From the collection 
of the Earl of Behnore. 
No. 55. A colossal arm, belonging to the same statue as the head 
No. 15. It was found detached and lying near it. Syenite, or red 
granite. From Mr. Salt's collection. 
No. 56. a. b. c. Three of the casing stones of the great pyramid at 
Gizeh, showing the angle of inclination, viz., 51° 2CK 25"; they were 
found on uncovering the base of the pyramid at the north side, and are 
of stone transported from the quarries of Mokattam. Presented by CoL 
Howard Vyse, 1838. 
No. 57. Statue of Pasht (Bubastis), ‘ smiter of foreigners,’ seated 
on a throne, on the front of which are the names and titles of Ame- 
