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Breadth of shoulders, 14 „ 3 



Length of arm, 32 „ 6 



Feet (Length,) 10 „ 



Toes (ditto,) 2 „ 2 



Hand, 7 „ 4 



Face, 9 „ 



On our mentioning this huge image after our return to the 

 steamers, a party started to visit it. They missed their way but 

 lighted on another, of similar character but much greater size ! 

 This last, I think, was stated 90 feet long. 



On the east side of the Shwe San-dau was a small cromlech, of 

 unmistakable character used as a depository table of offerings. 

 It is the only thing of the kind I have heard of in the Burmese 

 countries, and is perhaps an accidental construction, and no relic of 

 primeval customs. The whole of the ground about the base of 

 Shwe San-dau on that side was paved with large masses of sandstone 

 about six feet long and ten inches thick, and this may both have 

 afforded the material and suggested the erection. 



So much of Pagan and its remains we saw, but a vast area of 

 ruins remained unvisited by any of the party, and doubtless much 

 of interest has still to be examined. The time which we spent at 

 Pagan altogether was three days and a half in going up, and nearly 

 two days in coming down, but as nearly one whole day was 

 necessarily devoted to public and private letter-writing, and an- 

 other whole day was abstracted by an attack of fever, I should have 

 come away with much less material for the illustration of these 

 deeply interesting remains, had it not been for the kind assistance 

 of Mr. Oldham, and Lieut. Heathcote. 



I may conclude by introducing, not inappropriately, a note with 

 which Major Phayre has favoured me on the Burmese habit of scrib- 

 bling on the walls of temples, instances of which abound at Pagan.* 



* Had I thought of it sooner I might have written an amusing page or two 

 on the Burmese habit of scribbling upon walls. Brick walls white-washed are so 

 uncommon that when one is met with, the people appear to cover every corner 

 of it with figures drawn with charcoal, and written sentences. Their habit in 

 this respect is as inveterate as that of the English. Some of these writings are the 

 mere names of visitors to the temples, others are facetious, a few of the grave 



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