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what was the probable date of the pediment Of the temple. 

 The latter spoke with diffidence on the point, but carried it 

 back nearly to the time of Titus, the style of the workman- 

 ship being in his opinion too good for so late a period as 

 Heliogabalus. Nevertheless, there was a great deal in what 

 Mr. Earle had said. The sun then became an object of 

 general worship ; he was upon all the coins of that day, and to 

 Sol altars were very generally erected. He was inclined to 

 think that the Gorgon's head had something to do with the 

 subject represented. The Gorgon's head was on everything 

 Roman — on the pavements, on the amphorae, the coats of 

 armour, and even upon Roman Fibular or buckles. With 

 regard to the figures of Victory, it was curious to note that 

 when adopted in Christian architecture they became angels. 

 At Bradford, they had remains of two interesting figures of 

 Saxon date, which had been separated from some other figure 

 now lost, probably that of our Lord. In after times the 

 angelic figures were superseded by those of the Virgin Mary 

 and St. John. These were not found in early art ; that was 

 the latest development of this singular custom, an example 

 of which had existed in the west front of Wells Cathedral, 

 where our Lord had been the central figure in the tympanum, 

 with the Virgin and St. John on each side. He thought 

 they could not be too thankful to Mr. Earle for having drawn 

 their attention to this sculpture, of the artistic merits of 

 which he entertained the same high opinion as that 

 gentleman. 



Mr. J. Barrett thought that the baths of the Romans, 

 examined under Mr. Irvine's superintendence, must have 

 been some feet below the plane of those built in Norman 

 times. He should, therefore, have imagined that the former 

 had been filled up — had, in fact, disappeared— and could not 

 have been covered in with the Norman apses to which Mr. 

 Earle had referred. It would be very interesting if that could 



