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THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
EGYPTIAN SCULPTURES OF THE ELGIN COLLECTION.
Of these the Elgin collection contains but two
articles. The first is an Egyptian scarabaeus, in
granite, of enormous size, brought from Constanti-
nople : the second is the upper part of the head of an
Egyptian figure in granite; the head is that of a lion,
and is remarkable for being ornamented with a crown
THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
EGYPTIAN SCULPTURES OF THE ELGIN COLLECTION.
Of these the Elgin collection contains but two
articles. The first is an Egyptian scarabaeus, in
granite, of enormous size, brought from Constanti-
nople : the second is the upper part of the head of an
Egyptian figure in granite; the head is that of a lion,
and is remarkable for being ornamented with a crown