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r)f the body of the temple, the length of this won- 

 derful structure, if what is fabricated downwards out 

 of a solid mass can be so called, terminates in a 

 smaller dci^ree of projection than the former. The 

 M'hole length is supported, in the manner above men- 

 tioned, by figures of elephants, lions, &c. projecting 

 from the base, to give, it should seem, the whole 

 vast mass, the appearance of moveabiiity, by those 

 mighty animals. The hindmost, or eastern extre- 

 mity of the temple, is composed of three distinct 

 temples elaborately adorned with sculpture, and sup- 

 ported like the sides, by elephants, &c. many of whicli 

 are mutilated. The left hand side (I mean fiom the 

 entrance) differs so little from the right, that it is un- 

 necessary to be particular in mentioning any thing, 

 except that opposite the description of the battle of 

 Ram and Rouon, is that of Keyso Pando, in 

 which the warriors consist of footmen, and others, 

 mounted on elephants, and cars drawn by horses, 

 though I observed none mounted on hordes. The 

 principal weapon seems the bow, though maces and 

 straight swords are discoverable. 



CENTRE ABOVE. 



The gateway consists of three centre rooms (9) and 

 one on each side {^9)- From the centre rooms, cross- 

 ing the bridge ( 1 0), you ascend by seven steps ( 1 1) into 

 a square room (12), in which is the bull Nundee. 

 This room has two doors and two windows. Opposite 

 the windows are the obelisks (b) before mentioned. 



From the station of Niauke, you cross over the 

 second bridge n 3), and ascend by three steps (14) 

 into a handsome open portico (15), supported by two 

 pillars (above each of which, on the outside, is the 

 figure of a lion, that though mutilated, has the re- 

 mains of great bcanty, and on the inside, two ligures 

 resembling sphynxes) towards the bridge, and two 

 pilasters that join it to the body of the temple, the 

 ^Tand apartment of which (16) you enter from the 



D d 4 , portico 



