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In fig. 93 I have given some of these accessory 

 symbolical components of cylinders, as these are the 

 points I wish particularly to discuss, with reference to 

 the transformations of the sacred tree. 



Fig. 93. — ((? and b) From a crystal cylinder, British Museum (87-1, 14-3), about 

 700 B.C. Assyria ? 



(c) From cyl. of pi. 52, fig. i, Lajard's ' Culte de Mithra.' 



(d) These occur on one cyl., pi. 61, fig. 6. 



\e) From cyl. on pi. 31, tig. 3, Lajard's ' Culte de Mithra.' 



(/) This is associated with a date tree on cyl., pi. 51, fig, Lajard's 'Culte de 



Mithra.' 

 (g) Occurs on a cyl. , pi. 33, fig. 8, Lajard's ' Culte de Mithra. 

 Ch) From cyl., pi. 52, fig. 5a, Lajard's ' Culte de Mithra.' 

 (/,_/', k, I) Four hands, holding modifications of the same emblem, pi, 30, fig. i ; 



pi. 37, fig. I ; pi. 37, fig. 3 ; pi. 37, fig. 3, respectively, Lajard's ' Culte 



de Mithra.' 

 (m) Both from cyl., pi. 18, fig. 7, Lajard's ' Culte de Mithra.' 

 («) Bident between two figures, pi. 40, fig. 9, ,, 



(0) Double trident held in the hand, pi. 33, fig. 4, Lajard's ' Culte de Mithra.' 

 {p) Symbolical open hand, from cyl., pi. 27, fig. 5, ,, 

 \(j) Sceptre under lion's paw, frontispiece of Stubbs' ' Wild Animals." 

 {r) Modification of hand, from cyl., plate 40, fig. 99, Lajard's 'Culte de Mithra 



