270 Captain Rarnier’s Account of an Avenue of Sphinges. 
I discovered the head of one of them (the ram) half buried in the sand: 
this was ample confirmation as to what they were. I regret not opening the 
sand in front of one of them, as I should have found the name of the king 
who caused them to be erected, but have no doubt that it was OsorrsEN the 
First. If this account is worth laying before the Royal Asiatic Society you 
are welcome to do so, _ I have given a slight description of the excavations 
at Ben-i-Hassan, for the benefit of those who have not seen or heard of 
them. * * * * * * 
Iam, your’s faithfully, 
P. Rainier. 
