8 On the Antiquities of the Peshawur District. | Wiese 
those on the right and one on the left in the attitude of supplication, 
whilst the remaining one on the left appears to bring an offering. 
Squat square pilasters form the two ends of the representation. 
There are many other figures of this kind, of greatly varying sizes 
which have been found near Naogram as well as near Tahkal. 
No. 3. A slab 20 inches in width, 13 inches high. 
The execution is better than that of No. 1, and only the figures 
at the ends are slightly mutilated. The centre figure is_a colossal 
Buddh in the usual unadorned dress, his waving hair gathered ina 
top knot, the lobes of the ears much elongated, a halo round the 
head, and feet bare. The left hand, as is usual, holds a part of the 
robe in a knot; the right hand appears to be taking a snake out of a 
bush of gigantic flowers growing out of a piece of water. Facing 
the Buddh is a figure whose dress is very similar to that of the 
statue No. 2, his hands folded, in the attitude of supplication. The 
figure between these two, under a tree, has the right hand raised 
very much in the manner of a modern military salute. The figure 
close to the left hand of the centre figure is one which occurs fre- 
quently in the Naogram haut-reliefs: an aged bearded soldier, nude 
to the waist, hair aw naturel, a short broad sword by his side, his 
right holding an axe; the handle of the latter is gone, as about half 
of the pedestal of the slab is broken off. 
No. 4. A slab 19 inches in width, 12 high. 
A Buddh sitting cross-legged on a bolstered pedestal, his right 
hand lifted up as if in the act of blessing or teaching, a heavy fes- 
toon of flowers surrounding the halo. Seven male figures on his 
right, and six female figures on his left fill up the rest of the slab. 
Of the male figures three have their hands folded, as in the attitude 
of supplication ; two others of the. lower line appear to bring pre- 
sents. The long waving hair of the two figures nearest to the right 
hand of Buddh is noteworthy. Of the male figures two have mous- 
taches, the farthest in the lower line, and the nearest in the upper. 
Of the female figures two have anklets, all have bracelets ; the near- 
est figure in the lower line appears to bring a present, whose nature 
it is difficult to determine. ‘The execution is not neat, and the hands 
and feet appear disproportionately large. 
No. 5. A slab 14 inches wide, 9 high. 
In the centre is a bearded figure, nude as far as visible, a Brah- 
