608 Note on some Sculptures found in Peshawar. [No. 7. 



The capital is not Corinthian, though approaching more closely to 

 that than to any other order of architecture ; it wants the volutes, but 

 the foliage is disposed just as in the Corinthian style. 



Bearing in mind, therefore, that the Choragic monument of Lysicrates, 

 the earliest example of a pure Corinthian building, was not reached till a 

 short time after Alexander's departure from Greece, it may be con- 

 sidered that some such fashion of architecture as that of the pilaster 

 now figured would be the latest with which the Greeks of Alexander's 

 army would be acquainted — a fashion closely approaching, but not 

 quite attaining, the perfection of Corinthian elegance. 



On the shaft of the pilaster is sculptured a very graceful female 

 figure. The hair apparently done up in a top-knot as in figures 1 and 2. 



Fig. 5. Plate XXX. — This is a pillar apparently intended to represent 

 one of the same style as above, but of rude execution. Similar pilasters 

 are represented on the pedestal of figure 2, and occur also in figure 7. 



Fig. 6. Plate XXXI. — This sculpture is unfortunately much muti- 

 lated, and to all appearance purposely. 



It represents a group of several figures, of which the chief partakes 

 of much of the character of figures 1 and 2. It has had a " halo" 

 or " nimbus" sculptured round its head (which appears also to have 

 been the case with those figures) ; the drapery is similarly arranged ; 

 the attitude is nearly identical, apparently denoting the utterance of 

 some authoritative or hortatory sentence. 



The whole design is peculiarly bold and easy. Immediately on the 

 right hand of the chief figure is a criminal or captive nearly naked ; to 

 the right of this again another figure is drawing a species of straight 

 sword as if to put the captive to death. 



Above him is a mutilated figure, also apparently in the act to strike 

 with a weapon which looks like a bill-hook. 



To these figures succeeds a woman evidently in the attitude of 

 listening. Above her head is an attempt to delineate the foliage of a 

 tree, apparently some species of ficus.* To the left of the principal 

 personage is an attendant waving a chouri. This figure which has its 

 back turned to the spectator is admirably designed. 



In the back ground are five other figures ; one with flowing hair 

 like figure 3, interposes his head, as if listening, between the chief 

 * Possibly (he " nya grodha" Ficus religiosa. 



