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INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL. 



eter. Before it, at a distance of eight feet ten inches, 

 is an altar, partly buried, three feet three inches above 

 the ground, seven feet square, and standing diagonally 

 to the " idol." It is in high relief, boldly sculptured, 

 and in a good state of preservation. 



The engravings which follow represent the front and 

 back view. The front, from the absence of a beard 

 and from the dress, we supposed to be the figure of a 

 woman, and the countenance presents traits of individ- 

 uality, leading to the supposition that it is a portrait. 



The back is a different subject. The head is in the 

 centre, with complicated ornaments over it, the face 

 broken, the border gracefully disposed, and at the foot 

 are tablets of hieroglyphics. The altar is introduced 

 on one side, and consists of four large heads strangely 

 grouped together, so as not to be easily made out. It 

 could not be introduced in its proper place without 

 hiding the lower part of the idol." In drawing the 

 front, Mr. Catherwood always stood between the altar 

 and the " idol." 



