THE GROUP OF THE CROSS. 



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by him, while it is slightly indicated in Fig. 7, and appears more distinctly in 

 the left part of Fig. 8. It is plainly, but not quite correctly, rej)resented in Del 

 Rio's plate (Fig 6) . A part of the ornament behind the thighs of the priest 

 can be traced in Catherwood's illustration as well as in that of Waldeck (Fig. 7.) 

 It is almost entirely wanting in Fig. 6 (Del Rio), but can be seen in Fig. 8 (left 

 side). The complement of the ornamental figure behind the priest's feet is dis- 



PlG. 8. 



PART OV THE MIDDLE 8L*B OF THE TABLET OF THE CROSS AFTE.l CllAnyXTS PHOTOGRArn, .JOINED TO TUE 



roKRF.aPONDING PART OF THE SMITHSONIAN SLAB. 



