Excerpt from Catalogue of the Museum and Gallery of Art of the New-York Historical SocietyUpon exhibiting this Collection, it may be necessary to state that l do not profess to be a savan, or a decipherer of hieroglyphics, but merely an amateur collector of such objects of antiquity as appeared to me illus trative of the religious and other customs of the ancient Egyptians, in whose country I have passed the last twenty years of my life. To occupy my leisure hours was necessary, and I found it an agreeable pastime to dive into the tombs of the ancients and rescue from the hands of the many pi} ferers such objects as appeared to me worthy of notice, and I think I mar without fear of contradiction, assert that every article in this collection is of undoubted antiquity. Ihave spared neither time nor expense in my e'orts to obtain the finest and most genuine objects of antiquity, and feel assured that they will be appreciated.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.

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