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the subject of this paper, is, as far as I am 
aware, the only instance of it extant. 
The mystery, which hangs over the origin of 
these massive structures, their singular appear- 
rance, and remote antiquity, all conspire to 
render them most fascinating objects of research. 
But at Mycenz our interest was more pecu- 
liarly awakened by the celebrated Gate of Lions, 
the entrance to the Acropolis, and the one 
through which Agamemnon led his army to the 
siege of Troy.—It is formed of two upright slabs 
of stone, 17 feet high, and supporting an en- 
tablature of similar proportions, viz., 15 feet 
long, 6+ feet thick, and 4 feet deep, hewn out 
of a single block. Resting upon this entabla- 
ture, is a triangular slab, 10 feet high, contain- 
ing in relief the figures of two Lions, standing 
on their hind legs on each side of a pillar, the 
summit of which has been broken off.—On 
the whole, it isa most magnificent gateway; and 
on gazing on it, we are at a loss to conceive 
how, in those remote times, men could have ac- 
quired sufficient command of mechanical agents, 
to raise and place such enormous masses. 
About fifty yards from the Gate, and outside 
the walls of the Acropolis, stands the immense 
