of Thebes in Egypt: 403 
_fostume is also religiously observed in the pictures which form 
the rest of the series. But the greater part of the building being 
in ruins, these representations are in bad preservation ; besides, 
there have been no drawings of them yet taken. 
The sculptures of the interior of the palace are of a different 
kind, but they are still analegous. They consist of triumphal 
marches intimately connected with religious ceremonies: not 
only are the processions directed towards the gods, but the gods 
themselves take part in them. The most curious of these bas- 
reliefs are to be seen on the fine peristyle which we have men- 
Goned. One of the walls of this part of the palace represents 
the victorious king stopping in his chariot ; we recognise. his 
royalty by the serpent cn his head. ‘The horses adorned by rich 
coverings are caressed by grooms: the king in a majestic atti- 
tude seems to turn round and desire the prisoners to be brought 
to him, The latter arrive by threes and fours at a time, led by 
an Egyptian. This march is represented by the artists in four 
rows raised above each other, The prisoners are enveloped in 
cloaks of a blue and green colour, under which they have still 
another covering, The Egyptians have white vestments with 
red streaks: the colours have preserved all their brilliancy. 
The prisoners are without arms—the hands are in different atti- 
tudes, partly tied over the head. In front of the car of the con- 
gueror are the hands and parts of generation of those who have 
perished: the prisoners brought in are not mutilated. 
On the northern wall of this peristyle is represented a trium- 
pal march. The king seated-ow his throne is carried by eight 
warriors in a rich palanquin: these warriors are decorated with 
feathers, the emblems of victory. The throne is covered with 
a superb carpet; the feet of the conqueror rest on a cushion: 
he bears in his hand the cross and the keys, the attributes of 
Givinity; two genii placed behind him coyer him with their 
wings. The lion, the stag, the serpent, and the sphinx, the sym- 
bols of his grandeur, are by his side. The procession is com- 
posed of warriors decorated with palms and feathers, and of 
priests who offer up incense. A priest with a scroll in his hand 
seems to proclaim the exploits of the congueror, The eavaleade 
proceeds towards the temple of Osiris, whose statue is to be seen. 
Your priests go before the hero to conduct him into the temple, 
where he is to offer his sacrifices. Soon the march is continued : 
the god himself, quitting his sacred residence, aceompanies the 
king, aud twenty-four priests bear the god under a maguificent 
canopy. ‘The conqueror, who has changed his clothes and head- 
dress, opens the march. Above him flies the stag, and the sacred 
Lull accompanies the procession. In dront of it march seven- 
teen pricsis bearing the attributes ,of the divinity, In gomeral 
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