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17. Four brass statues of Gotama, crowned, and holding offerings. 



18 Ten brass figures of Gotama. 



19. A stone figure of Gotama. 



The first seven statues were ascertained without difficulty, the short description 

 given of them, being sufficient to discern them among the number of others. 



Of the ten Statues of Buddha, 1 recognise eight from the number 75 to 82 in the list, 

 for the following reasons : — 



Three of them are much similar in their ornaments, the shape of their pedestals 

 to those under numbers 71 — 74. A striking similarity between them is the manner 

 in which the attendants are placed on the corners of the pedestals, and all of them 

 have the same forward bending position. This circumstance alone suffices for vindi- 

 cating the placing of them under the same group; for though the same ideal of 

 the representation of Buddha, may be observed with Buddhists of different countries, 

 yet it is obvious from even a small collection of specimens of Buddhist art, made 

 at different places, that there is a marked difference between them in little parti- 

 cularities, and such a correspondence being found in a number of specimens, we 

 may safely attribute them to the same country. Moreover, could there be any doubt of 

 this, the similarity in the forms of the face would remove it. If the identity of 

 these three images be granted, we cannot refuse to claim the same decision for the 

 remaining five ; for though the attendants do not accompany them, and the pedestals 

 differ, still the national characteristics are too prominent to allow us forming a 

 different opinion. The same holds good with regard to the stone figure, 



In concluding this report I beg to observe, that many of the Members of the Society 

 undoubtedly have a recollection of the circumstances under which some of the anti- 

 quities were laid before the Society, and with regard to those antiquities which are 

 not yet identified, especially the statues and sculptures, I would request them to 

 favour me with such information, as they are able to give about them. 



I have the honour to be, 

 Sir, 

 3rd June, 1842. Your obedient Servant, 



E. Roer. 



I — Antiquities which have been identified. 

 A. — Egyptian. 



1. Figure of wood. 



2. Ditto ditto. 



3. Ditto of Porcelain. 



4. A Head made of clay. 



5. A Head made of wood. 



Presented by Lieut. Young, (see Jour. As. Soc. Vol. VI. page C JS7.J 

 G to 11. Porcelain figures, with Hieroglyphic characters. 



12. A figure of metal, representing Isis with a Horace on her lap. 



13. A ditto ditto of wood. 



14. A figure of metal. 



Presented by Capt. Bidwell, (see As. Researches, Vol. XIV. Appendix p. 3.) 



15. A beetle made of plaister, with Hieroglyphic characters. 



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