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 2O6 HISTORY OF ART IN ANTIQUITY. ground, stands somewhat apart to the westward of the group we have just described. Its general arrangement is precisely similar to that of the other tombs ; but its state of preservation is not so good, nor does it favourably compare with any of them in point of workmanship. The interest which attaches to the monument FIG. 149. Iskelib. Tomb IV. View of facade. Hirschfeld, Plate IV. resides in curious details, of which more anon, not encountered hitherto in Phrygia nor Paphlagonia. The portico is enshrined, as at Hambar Kai'a, in a double fascia (Fig. 149). The rude columns, 2 m. 80 c. high, resemble the stems of coniferous trees, and, like these, taper towards the top. The upper diameter of the shaft is one-third less than the lower (95 c.) : to this fact the supports owe their squat and massive appearance. The bases are much injured. There is no sign of