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original order, and which, whether we consider 
the elegance of the compositions, or the spirit 
with which the figures of the men and horses are 
executed, present us with the highest effort of 
the art of sculpture in the class of low relief. 
No. 34—38. Five slabs of the frieze from the 
north side of the temple; they ought to have 
been introduced, if the room would have per¬ 
mitted it, between Nos. 24 and 25. Three of 
these slabs represent charioteers, and two of 
them horsemen. 
No. 38*. A single slab of the north frieze, 
which serves to fill up a chasm between Nos. 31 
and 32, and to complete the series from No. 25 
to 33 inclusive. 
Nos. 38**, 38***. Two slabs of the south 
frieze. 
No. 39. A single slab of the frieze from the 
west end of the temple. It represents ' two 
horsemen, one of whom is riding before the 
other, and seems to be in the act of urging his 
companion to quicken his pace. The direction 
of these figures is the same as that on the north 
side, namely, from right to left. There is a pe¬ 
culiarity in the frieze of the west end, which 
distinguishes it from that on the north and south 
sides of the temple. The subjects represented 
on the slabs of those two sides run one into 
another, that is, what was left imperfect in one 
slab is completed in the next j whereas in the 
west 
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Antiquities 
