PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



. For June, 1854. 



At a meeting of the Society held on the 7th instant at the usual 

 hour, 



The President in the chair. 



Bead and confirmed the proceedings of the last month. 



Donations were received — 



1. Prom the German Oriental Society through Dr. E. Anger, 

 Librarian. Veteris Testamenti iEthiopici, Tomus primus. 



2. Prom J. Henry, Esq. Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 

 The latest publications of the Academy (for details vide Library 

 Report.) 



3. Prom Capt. Vaughan through Mr. Theobald. A copy of his 

 Grammar of the Pushtoo Language. 



4. Prom Major J. Abbott, Indo- Grecian sculptures from the N. 

 "W. Prontier. 



Major A. states : " Those in the large box were dug from 

 the site of a Temple on the left Bank of the Indus, called Kala, 

 close below Ghazi Huzara. The winged female is from another 

 old site at present called Shah ke Tere in Quatur. They are 

 very inferior in grace and execution to those from Trans-Indus ; 

 yet they may form the nucleus of a collection of higher order. 

 Those at Kala seem to have belonged to a Boodhist temple of small 

 size, but very richly and elaborately sculptured, the material being 

 black clay-slate. It is a curious fact that all Boodhist remains 

 bordering the Indus, (they are very numerous) bear undoubted 

 evidence of Grecian art. But this was a portion of the most 

 ancient and classic soil of the Boodhist. It was here that Poe left 

 the impression of his foot and the impression of his wet clothes 

 upon a stone. Here he planted the sacred willow. Here he good- 

 naturedly gave his body to save from death a famishing Tiger. 

 Here he used his skin for paper and one of his bones as a pencil. 



Note.— This opportunity is taken of publishing a drawing made from a figure which 

 was picked up by a man ploughing in the neighbourhood of Rawulpindee ; it probably 

 formed part of a figure in relief and of some building contemporary with that of Jemal- 

 guire. The drawing was exhibited at the April meeting by Mr, E. Bayley. Ed. 



