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gated colours: Their noses are slightly aquiline; the under lip pro- 
jects a little ; the corners of the mouth express a smile ; the chin 
is finely formed ; the eye large and full ; the eye-brow well 
arched ; and the face very handsome. The expression is serene 
and benignant, and they resemble much the Jupiter mansuetus 
of the Romans. The ceiling is painted in blue and red, having 
a rich border, with large expanded wings. 
The paintings on the wall represent the hero in his car : he is 
in the act of discharging an arrow from his bow ; his aim is 
sure ; his mien determined; his winged concomitant is above him ; 
he wears a helmeted cap ; his face and arms are naked ; and he 
has bracelets, armlets and collar. His dress reaches below his 
knee : He has a girdle, and the reins are fastened round his body. 
On the side of the car, which is painted blue, yellow, and red, 
is a quiver. The horses in the car have their nostrils open. 
They are rampant, snorting, and cov^ered with rich trappings, 
and plumes on their heads. They are stallions, with long tails, 
and their eyes partly covered with blinkers. They have no 
bits, but are restrained by a nose band. The hero is followed 
by three comparatively small chariots, each containing two per- 
sons, one of whom drives, while the other carries a bow, arrows, 
and a shield covered with a leopard’s skin. 
The hero, with his people, are in the act of storming a for- 
tress, and the artist has seized the moment of surrender. The 
fortress consists of two storeys. From the first we see some of 
the enemy tumbling headlong ; , others transfixed with darts ; 
others at the base on their knees, with their bodies bent in sup- 
plication. One has a dart sticking under his eye ; another is 
pulling one from his head ; and many have their hands raised 
in token of surrender. 
In a second row are placed the old men, as being unfit for 
the first ranks : their countenances are impressed with grief and 
despair, and their hands are raised. In the upper storey, two 
men hold out a censer of burning incense, and behind are two 
females supplicating mercy with extended hands, — ^but the un- 
erring darts of the hero have already transfixed them. 
Under the walls is seen a peasant running away, and casting a 
scared look behind him. He is endeavouring to drive before 
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