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 The Palace. Eyuk. 159 Introduced as a means of enrichment about the main gate at Boghaz-Keui (Fig. 301). The top of the right hand gate-post is ruined ; it was occupied, moreover, at the time of our visit by a stork's nest, which we did not like to disturb ; but the left is still entire, and exhibits an inclined plane, as if intended to support the end of the lintel formed of one single block (9 in plan, and Fig. 327). The palace gate, 3 m. 41 c. wide, seems to ? 3 4 S 6 7 9 Fig. 325. — Elevation of Ruins. Plate LV. have had but one single opening, for the threshold towards the right-hand post, though much worn, has still the hinge socket intact, albeit no trace of it exists at the opposite side. Within the gateway the avenue lets in a vestibule, 6 m. 50 c. by 5 m. 20 c, which probably gave access to a court. Here the wall (20 in plan) advances on each side, and may have consisted, between the outer casings, of crude bricks, or formed a massive H- '20 M Fig. 326. — Longitudinal Section through A B. Plate LV. block, 13 m. thick, in the depth of which were side chambers. Had the outer stones been carried to any height, we should find them in greater number about the place ; whereas they are com- paratively few, even about the entrance. They all belonged to the second course, with the exception of one single block still zu situ (No. 3), and their irregular shape and "bossed" face,* ^ Owing to the small scale of our drawing (Fig. 325) this detail is not seen.