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EGYPTIAN GALLERIES. 
of Egypt; the head is a restoration, and does not belong to it. Dark 
basalt. From Mr. Sams's collection. 
No. 169. Fresco painting from the sides of the tomb of Amenem- 
heb, a scribe of the royal granaries; pxen inspected and registered 
by scribes; from the Western Hills of Thebes. 
No. 170. Fragment of fresco painting from the walls of the same 
tomb, representing a scribe of the royal granaries standing in a 
boat, accompanied by his children, and a cat, fowling for water-birds 
amidst the reeds of the papyrus. 
No. 171. Fragment of fresco painting, from the same tomb ; the 
delivery of ducks and geese, and their eggs, registered by scribes. 
No. 172. Group of two figures; retouched. From Mr. Sams's 
collection. 
No. 173. Fragment of a fresco painting, from the same tomb as 
Nos. 167, 170, 171, the scribe seated on a chair. 
No. 174. Another fragment, from the same tomb ; servants bring¬ 
ing offerings of corn, a hare, and a goose. 
No. 175. Fragment from the same tomb; an entertainment, at 
which some of the females are playing on the nabla , or guitar, and 
others on the double flute. Presented by Sir H. Ellis , K.H. 
No. 176. Fragment from the same tomb; an old man, with a 
kind of crook, standing by a field of corn; a chariot drawn by two 
horses, and another by two white asses, which are feeding. 
No. 177. Fragment from the same tomb, representing a rectan¬ 
gular fish-pond, surrounded by trees and the goddess Nu [pe] in a 
sycomore. It shows that the Egyptians were unacquainted with per¬ 
spective. 
No. 179. Another fragment of a fresco painting, representing an 
entertainment, servants passing round wine, dancing women, others 
clapping their hands, and playing on the flute. 
No. 180. Ano! her fragment from the same tomb; portion of the 
figure of the scribe of the granaries, seated before a large heap of offerings. 
No. 181. Another fragment; entertainment, with servants bring¬ 
ing wine and necklaces. 
No. 182. Another fragment, not from the same tomb; Asiatic 
foreigners bringing tribute and offerings. From Thebes. 
No. 183. Blank. 
No. 184. Sepulchral tablet; on it Taneferher, a priestess of Phtha, 
is introduced by Horus, Anubis, and Osorapis into the presence of 
Osiris, Isis, and Nephthys; below, is an enchorial inscription dated in 
the 19th year of Ptolemy Auletes; above is the Hut , or Good Demon, 
and nineteen stars. Sakkara. From Mr. Salt's collection . 
No. 185. Blank. 
No. 186. Part of the tomb of Pai, a Theban scribe or artist of 
public w T orks, dedicated to Mut and Amenophis I.; coloured. Cal¬ 
careous stone. 
No. 187. Tablet, dedicated to Osiris, for Mentu-hept, superin¬ 
tendent of granaries, anterior to 12th dynasty. Dark granite. From 
Mr. Sams's collection. 
No. 188. Sepulchral tablet, dedicated to Osiris for Pet-pecht, sur- 
named I-em-hept (Imouthos), a priest, who is introduced into the 
presence of Osiris, Isis, and Nephthys, by Horus, Anubis, and Imou- 
