LEFT WALL: 40. Big limestone Corinthian capital. 3rd cent. B.C. 47, 48, 49, 51, and (_on shelf_) 53 and 52_a_: Statues and Heads of Serapis. Important (p. 19). 47 is probably a Roman copy of the original—ascribed to Bryaxis—in the Temple, and well renders the type—half terrible half benign. On its head are the marks where the sacred basket was attached. From the Rue Adib. 48. shows Cerberus. 52 and 52_a_ were found near the actual Serapeum; the blue-black colour of the latter recalls the original statue. 50. Priest of Serapis (?) headless; robe with seven-rayed stars, scarabs, the crescent moon. Apis Bulls and a great serpent. From the Temple. 53. Realistic Portrait head. 54. Apollo seated on the Omphalos, or Navel of the World at Delphi; a rare subject; probably imported from Antioch, Asia Minor. 59-59. Headless statues, Roman, some with rolls of papyrus by them. From Sidi Gaber. 62. Entrance of Room 17: Genius of Death asleep. ROOM 17: MISCELLANEOUS. An interesting room. CENTRE: Delightful mosaic of a water party in Upper Egypt; birds, frogs, eels, fish, hippopotami and pigmies; in the middle a lady and gentleman with their offspring and an attendant recline beneath an awning that sways in the wind. Caesar and Cleopatra may have disported themselves thus (p. 25). Greek inscription and ornamental border. BACK WALL: Colossal headless porphyry statue of Diocletian (?) on a throne. From Rue Attarine. IN FRONT OF STATUE: Marble sarcophagus; Dionysus and Ariadne. From the Western Necropolis. The type is rare in Alexandria, the decorations being generally fruit or flowers. PLACED ABOUT THE ROOM: Mummies from the Fayoum (_see_ preliminary note); the best (_Case U_) stands against a pillar; it has a realistic portrait of the deceased, painted on wood. ROUND THE WALLS: _Case A_ Lovely iridescent glass; the Alexandrian glass was famous. _Case D_, terra cotta dish for serving poached eggs. _Table Rr_: Funerary objects from the Western Necropolis; 2506, &c., Gnostic Amulets (p. 71). _Case G_ and adjoining _Table S_: Fragments of “Egyptian Queen” pottery, a commercial product of Ptolemaic times. The type was a green enamel vase on which was a relief of a princess sacrificing at an altar with some such inscription as “Good luck to Queen Berenice.” These vases were bought as ornaments by loyal citizens and tourists. _Case G_: Funerary furniture; in the centre a skull, wreathed with artificial laurel. 3rd cent. B.C. (From the Chatby Necropolis. p. 164). _Case K_: Fine cinerary urns, dated—earliest, 281 B.C.—Right and left of the door into the gardens; Marble sarcophagi of the usual Alexandrian design. _Cases P_. Glass vases of exquisite hue and design; there is more beauty in this little case than in tons of statues. ROOM 18. TERRA COTTA STATUETTES.