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north side of it. Many of these are large, with 

 porticoes in front and surmounted by pediments, 

 supported by pillars and pilasters hewn from the 

 solid rock like those at Telmessus ; sepulchres 

 which, for the elegance of their design, costli- 

 ness of execution, and size, seem to have been 

 suited rather for the keeping of the ashes of 

 rulers and kings than of common citizens. The 

 style of their sculpture, however, denotes a late 

 date. The Ionic tomb facing page 197 of Sir C. 

 Fellows's second book is an example of one of 

 them. It was some time before we found the 

 tomb facing page 198 in that work, most in- 

 teresting, on account of its coloured sculptures, 

 the hues of which are, however, sadly faded. The 

 figures are evidently family portraits, as is the 

 case with all the sepulchral bas-reliefs at Myra. 

 They are in good preservation, though not re- 

 markable for style or execution. Having visited 

 every tomb belonging to this group, and copied 

 several new inscriptions, we returned to the 

 monastery. 



March 22nd, To-day we devoted to sketching, 

 and to the search for ruins on the plain. The 

 monastery stands within a large quadrangle, 

 formed by four straight Roman walls, each 



