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 Tomb II. 8i a shaft which, at one metre above the base, is already fifty- eight centimetres in diameter. It probably came from some smaller building hard by. Be that as it may, it undoubtedly bears a strong resemblance to the one we have described; and the ring of leaves which surrounds the lower portion of the abacus is still discernible, in spite of its worn condition. As in the shaft and base of the column, so in the capital, there may Fio. 282.— Tomb II. have been slight differences of detail from one grave to another, but the dominant lines were uniform. Thus, the capital of red stone preserved in the museum at Charvati, though smaller than the alabaster specimen, is undoubtedly drawn on the same model. Respecting that portion of the fa9ade enclosed by the pilaster- like bands and a double salient course which plays the part of cornice (Fig. 118), are we to infer that it was entirely over- laid with a mosaic- wise casing, as in Tomb I. ? We think not. Right and left of the relieving triangle are no traces Vol. II. G