1836.] Note on Grecian Sculpture in Upper India. 567 



Malay empire of Jokdre. This range of mountains seems to be a 

 continuation, if I may so term it, of the broken chain running down 

 the peninsula through the States of Quddah, Perak, Salangore, Sungie- 

 ujong. Rumbdwe, Jellaboo, and Srimenanti, terminating near Point 

 Romania, and probably having their origin in the lofty ranges which 

 overlook the vast steppes of Northern Asia. 



VI. — Note on the discovery of a relic of Grecian Sculpture in Upper 



India. By Lieut. -Col. L. R. Stacy. Plate XXXI. 



[In a letter to the Editor, dated Alfgarh, 29th February, 1836.] 



I have the pleasure to enclose two sketches exhibiting the obverse and 

 reverse of what appears to me a Grecian perirranterion (nepippavr-npiovil) 

 in stone (Italian, tazza*). The block, which is three feet in width, 

 three feet ten inches high, and one foot four inches thick at the base, 

 is of the hard red sandstone with white spots, which is found so 

 plentifully in the Agra district, particularly in the neighbourhood of 

 Fattehpiir Sikri, and of which the greater number of the ancient build- 

 ings at Agra are constructed. 



This relic was given to me by a friend at Mathura : it is in a very 

 mutilated state, but fortunately sufficient development of it remains 

 to determine, I think, its original character and use. 



The obverse represents Silenus inebriated ; he is reclining on a 

 low seat or throne, supported on either side by a young male and 

 female Grecian. Two minor figures support the knees : the attitude 

 of Silenus, the drooping of the head, the lips, and powerless state of 

 the limbs, give an extremely accurate representation of a drunken 

 man. The figures of the youth and maiden are also in appropriate 

 keeping. The whole is evidently the work of an able artist, who could 

 not possibly, in my opinion, have been a native of Hindustan. 



The reverse appears to have been executed by a less skilful person, 

 and the figures carry an Indian style about them. The back-ground 

 represents a grove, and the trees are loaded with fruit. Four figures 

 are conspicuous in front : on the left hand a Grecian girl, with short 

 tunic and loose drapery falling to the ground ; her sandals are orna- 

 mented ; her right hand is grasped by the right hand of the figure 

 next to her, a young man, whose apparel is confined to a jhangi : he 

 has a kerchief round the neck with a tie in front as worn by sailors. 

 Next to this is another female in a Grecian dress : she would seem to 

 right, who is in the act of putting on woman's attire. The bracelets 



(1) Vide Potter's Grecian Antiquities, vol. i. pp. 224 and 262. 

 * Vide Moses' Antique Vases, PI. 95. 



