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journey from Taman to Temrook*. From its 
inverted position, we were prevented noticing — *— <> 
an inscription since discovered upon the top of 
it, which we have not yet been able to obtain. 
Persons, residing there, assured us, that when 
they began the excavations at Taman, for 
nraterials to build the fortress, the number 
of terra-cotta vases, and other antiquities, 
discovered by the workmen, was truly asto- 
nishing ; that soldiers were seen with antique 
vessels suspended by a string, twenty or 
thirty at a time : all these have since been 
broken or dispersed. Our host presented to 
us one small earthen vase: this a slave had 
brought home, who was employed with others 
in digging near the church at Yenikale. They Singular 
found a pit containing a stone sepulchre, of One Sepulchre, 
entire mass, but of a cylindrical form, shaped 
like the mouth of a well, and covered by a 
slab of marble. In this cylinder they disco- 
vered an oval ball, the outside of which was 
a luting of white cement resembling mortar. 
When they had removed this exterior crust, 
there appeared, within the ball, the small 
earthen vase now mentioned ; it was filled with 
ashes, and closed by a representation of the 
Medusa's head, wrought in a substance similar 
(3) See the Extract from Mot race's Travels, in p. 83 of this volume. 
