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 INDIAN ISLANDERS. 199 them. They may generally be described as con- sisting of a succession of terraces, for the reception of which the sides of the mountain are scooped out. There are three of these terraces at Sukuh, and no less than twelve at Katto. The length of the terraces at Sukuh is no less than 157 feet, and the depth of one of them eighty. The entrance at Sukuh is by a flight of stairs through a triple por- tal. At Katto we have similar ones up to the twelfth or last. The terraces are chiefly occupied by statues, and sculptured figures of animals, all of which will be afterwards more particularly ad- verted to. * I come now to speak of the mode in which the different buildings are constructed, and of the character of their architectural ornaments. The stone temples, in point of materials, solidity, and neatness of execution, are very admirable struc- tures. The stone is generally a basaltic material in various states of aggregation, but usually not very hard ; in the lower parts of the structure, it is sometimes a white sandstone. The blocks are regularly hewn, and well polished ; no cement is any where used, no broken fragments or rubbish any where employed to fill up cavities or inter- friend Mr Williams, of the Bengal military service.
 * The account of Katto is given on the authority of ray