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stance, piercing a tiger on the ground ; in another, fighting among 

 themselves; and they sometimes carry a rider, but are devoid of 

 saddle and other accoutrements: 



Buffaloes, occur in the bass-reliefs; and in some instances, fighting. 



Also, a man riding an imaginary animal ; which is formed of a combi- 

 nation of the horse, ram, and lion : 



An imaginary bird; taken chiefly from ihe peacock : 



And chowries; which, I believe, are made of the tail of the Yak, or 

 mountain bullock of Thibet. 



The cobra, or hooded snake, is repeatedly sculptured : an animal still 

 worshipped in India ; on account, it was said, of some supposed con- 

 nexion with the febrile influence of the sun. 



The paintings, are on a thin layer of plaster or chunam ; a material, 

 well known to the ancient Egyptians; and which, at the present 

 day, is applied to a great variety of purposes in Arabia and India. 



The colours employed, were observed to be: pale blue, and deep- 

 ultramarine blue; dull red, and pale orange-red; pale green, and 

 dark green; white; black; light rose or flesh colour; and deep 

 brown. 



Among the objects represented in these paintings, are : — 



Clouds, together with various trees and flowers ; in some instances, 



having a rich and landscape-like effect : 

 A man accompanied by a woman (the latter wearing anklets); the 



same personages, make their appearance in several of the caves: 

 A fine female figure, with drooping eyelids, brunette complexion, and 



abundant curling hair ; having a large roll in the lobe of the ear, 



beads round the neck, armlets, and a fillet encircling the head : 

 Another woman; having her long straight hair arranged so as to form 



a head dress : 



A third woman ; having, however, the complexion dark brown, and 



wearing large ear-rings : 

 Men, wearing a cincture, very similar to that still used in India: 

 Other men, wearing, in place of the cincture, a belt or sash, the ends 



of which hang loose in front: 

 Also, a man, armed with a club, and an incurved or bent shield : 

 A king or chief, wearing a profusely ornamented head dress : — further, 



the complexion of most of the above human figures, was observed 



to be, deep brunette, or about the same as in tlie Mongolian race : 



