1837.] from the Buddhist Tope at Sanchi near Bhilsa. 453 



specimen selected by Captain Murray from one of the fallen gateways 

 is more interesting from the costume of the warriors, which is perfectly 

 Grecian. The banners also floating in the wind are extremely curious 

 from the symbol occupying the place of the eagle on them, which the 

 reader will instantly recognize as one of the monograms on the Buddhist 

 series of coins, particularly on the two supposed by Colonel Stacy to 

 bear Greek inscriptions*. " These banners," Captain Murray writes, 

 " are common, aud the warriors bearing shields are in other places 

 attendant upon chariots and horses in triumphal or religious proces- 

 sions." 



An architect will admire the combination of elephants in the capital 

 of the northern gate. " The teeth have been extracted or have drop- 

 ped out, but in all other parts of the building they seem to have been 

 carved in the block. Another capital is formed of a group of satyr's 

 heads with long pointed ears and most ludicrous expressions of grief 

 or merriment." 



On a neighbouring hill are some very beautiful Jain temples in a 

 totally different style of architecture. Of these also Captain Murray 

 has favored the Society with a sketch, but it would be impossible to 

 do it justice in lithography. It would be well worthy of the Asiatic 

 Society to publish from time to time in England a volume of Hindu 

 architectural remains from the materials in its possession. To this 

 reference could be always made ; and those who regarded only the 

 works of art would find a volume to their taste, kept distinct (like the 

 physical volume,) from the graver subjects of the Society's Researches* 



The following is Captain Smith's note accompanying the facsimiles 

 of the -Sawcfo' inscriptions, taken by him at the request of Mr. L. Wil- 

 kinson to whom I had written on the subject. 



" All these inscriptions are found on the colonnade surrounding 

 the building, and generally on the elliptical pieces connecting the 

 square pillars. Though the inscriptions are numerous, I observed but 

 three of any length, and of these two only from which 1 could hope to 

 get off clear impressions ; the third one was extremely obscure from 

 the causes which render indistinct even those which I have copied. 

 The cutting of most of the letters has originally been rough and 

 irregular, and the surface of the stones appears from the first to have 

 been but coarsely chiseled. Time has increased the irregularities of 

 surface, and added to it an extremely hard moss, which overspreads 

 the stones so completely as almost to conceal the letters from 

 observation. I make this last remark, because I have little doubt 

 * Journal Asiatic Society vol. III. £>. 117. 

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