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 SCULPTURE. 385 opinion can be put forth as to its original height. This does not apply to its shape, which was oblong and not square in plan ; proved by the unequal length of its faces, two being long and two short. The latter are occupied each by a lion couchant. The head of the animal in Fig. 276 is much injured ; but his action, which is that of a fond parent licking his cub, upon which he caressingly rests his paws, is easily read. A corner and side view of the next slab is obtained in Figs. 277, 278, representing the FlG. 277. Tomb, Xanthus. British Museum. View of corner. conflict of a lion with a bull. The latter has fallen ; his head, from which life has departed, is thrown so far back that the horns touch the ground, to which he is held by his victor. As to the long sides, they are partly broken. On the one are carved three figures a horseman, seemingly nude, who moves towards the right (Fig. 279); he is followed by a man on foot, probably a slave, unarmed, and clothed in a short tunic ; the warrior who comes next walks in a contrary direction from the other two. The interest which attaches to the last figure resides in the shape of his helmet, furnished with a top-piece of metal, crescent shaped, which extends from nape to forehead a detail, it will be remem- 2 C