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parts surrounding the thigh, and another band tied in a bow-knot. From the waist 

 ascend curved hues, seemingly to indicate the feelings of the individual, not by 

 language, but by aspirations. Here again the right leg below the knee is encircled 

 by a garter with the pyriform pendant. The bottom of the right foot is protected 

 by a thick sole, from which ascends to the instep a flap fastened by a ribbon tied 

 in a knot. From the heel a part of the sole arises to the height of the ankle, 

 where it is fastened by three bands. The left foot is encased in a kind of shoe, 

 forming a shield-like covering for the instep, and tied in a similar manner to the 

 one on the right foot. Behind the right leg leans a short spear-like weapon with 

 a cross piece like the handle of a spade. From the mouth ascends a winding staff 

 with nodes on its sides, one of which is crescent-shaped, and differs from all those 

 heretofore described. As in the other instances mentioned, these nodes attached 

 to the winding staff express in cipher the prayer of the individual. 



Sculpture Number VI, Plate III. 



This block, twelve feet long, three feet broad, and two feet thick, is broken in 

 two parts, the upper of which is five feet long, and the lower seven feet. Tlie 

 fracture presents in both portions a clear cut surface withoiit any loss. The sculp- 

 ture of the upper portion has been slightly abraded; little more than half of the 

 upper part is visible, the rest being hidden from view by other sculptured stones 

 overlying it. The upper nine feet of the block, as usual, is surrounded by a rim, 

 which is two inches wide on the top and at the sides, and six inches wide at the 

 ■ bottom. The subject of this slab is the adoration of a deity by a person of high 

 standing. Only the head, breast, and arms of the god are given. The face is 

 fleshy. In the eyes the iris is indicated, the only instance of its occurrence in all 

 the sculptures. Besides the frill around the forehead, the head is ornamented by 

 two serpents and several of the speech staves. The ears are ornamented by circular 

 disks, to which smaller ones are attached. The short hair hangs down in a braid 

 behind each ear. Serpents tied in front in a knot, with several stones, form a kind 

 of brooch, suspended from a narrow ruffled collar. On either side of the neck 

 descends a winding staft" adorned with emblems. The two hands hold in front of 

 the breast a globe similar in all respects to that described in No. 4. The shoul- 

 ders, breast, and arms, but not the head, are enveloped in flames. The winding 

 speech emblems, arising from the head, differ from those hitherto described by 

 having a furrow running along the central part. Among the emblems are seen 

 flowers, not only singly, but also in clusters. The head of the adorer is oblite- 

 rated, excepting the outlines of the face. From the upturned mouth rises a 

 staff with one curve, to the sides of which are attached six nodes in three groups. 

 To the hood which adorns the head are attached three rows of square pieces, form- 

 ing a kind of cape, and from the top descends a tuft of ribbons. From the ear 

 depends a large ring, in front of and behind which the hair falls in locks. The 

 rest of the hair is profusely adorned, different forms and materials being used in 

 the ornamentation. One of tliese is a wreath of ribbons, while the end of another 

 has the shape of a sheathed scimitar. The hair ends in the decorated head of an 

 animal, having short horns like those of a bull, so that if we did not know that 



