106 GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [CENTRAL 
Lingua, and at the four corners, Brahma with three heads, Ganesa, 
elephant headed, the goddess Parwati, and the bull Nandi. 
Tablets inscribed in the ancient characters of India. From the col¬ 
lection of Major Jervis. 
A Chinese gingal for a war junk. Presented by G. French Anyas , 
Esq., 1841. 
Similar gingal, with a detached chamber. Presented by Sir E . 
Belcher, R.N. 
A bronze statue of a female Indian deity, supposed to be Pattinee 
Dewa, gilt, found in the island of Ceylon. Presented by Sir P. 
Brownrigg , 1830. 
A circular bas-relief, with figures of females, discovered in 1809 
near the banks of the sacred river Nerbudda; a fragment probably of 
an ancient temple. Presented by P>. D. Inglis , Esq. 
GRAND CENTRAL SALOON. 
GREEK AND ROMAN SCULPTURES. 
At the south side are, 
Plaster cast of the face of the Northern Colossus at the rock temple 
of Ibsamboul, representing the monarch Rameses II. 
A group in alto rilievo; a man seated on a chair, and a female stand¬ 
ing near him. 
Oblong bason of granite, similar to such as were used in the temples 
to contain the water necessary for the purification of those who sought 
admittance to the sacrifices. 
A cistern of green basalt, originally used as a bath; beneath are two 
rings in imitation of handles, having in the centre an ivy leaf. 
Against the north side is a statue of Cupid or Somnus sleeping on 
the lion’s skin of Hercules, with the club of the hero at his side; a lizard 
crawls towards him. 
Below, in a metrical inscription, is the epitaph of a dog named Mar¬ 
garita. From the Collection of Sir Hans Sloane. 
Against the square columns on the w'est side are placed 
A statue of Venus preparing for the bath ; of white marble. Pre¬ 
sented by His Majesty King William IV. 
A statue of the Emperor Hadrian, in a military dress ; the breastplate 
is in high preservation, and richly ornamented. Purchased in 1821. 
Against a pilaster on the south side is a bust of Jupiter, or Serapis. 
Presented by J. T. Barber Beaumont, Esq., 1836. 
Against the other, a head of a German prisoner. Presented by the 
Hon. Mrs. Darner. 
Against a pilaster on the east side, a mutilated draped statue of a 
youth. 
Against another, a mutilated statue of a draped female. 
In the first recess, 
Plaster cast from the Alhambra. Presented by S. Manuel de Ysasi. 
Casts of sculptures and inscriptions from Persepolis, &c. Presented 
by the Rt. Hon. Mountstuart Elpliinstone. 
Statue of a satyr ; it has been restored as if he was intoxicated, but 
