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 Idols. 179 appears on either side of the bust. Again, we have an idol where these are wanting, but the chisel has traced some of the lineaments of the face ; the eyes are represented by a circle, with a dot in the middle for the pupil, and the nose and eyebrows are suggested by two lines meeting each other at an acute angle (Fig. 324). Advance in this direction is shown in a terra-cotta idol broken below (Fig. 325). The face is rendered in the same fashion, but around the neck are four parallel bars, doubtless designed to represent a necklace ; two dots mark the breasts,' and the dress Fig. 326,— Terra-colta idol. Actual sue. Kig. 327.— Marble idol, is suggested by two cross-lines on the bust, and the hair by three lines which extend from the occiput down to the waist. That this statuette stands for a female deity is proved by a very similar figure from Tiryns, nearly as rude, but where are indicated attributes proper to woman (Fig. 326). There is no improvement in the presentation of the face ; but stumps, if not arms, make their appearance, and we feel that but for the trailing robe we should see the legs. Next to these stands the group of idols which is considered to ' The necklace is also indicated in a terra-cotta statuette figured on p. 13, Fig. 246.