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ginal order, and which, whether we consider the Room xv. 
elegance of the compositions, or the spirit with antiques. 
which the figures of the men and horses are ex¬ 
ecuted, 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 permitted it, 
between Nos. 24 and 25. Three of these represent 
charioteers, and two of them horsemen. 
No. 39- A single slab of the frieze from the 
west end of the temple. It represents two horse¬ 
men, 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 peculiarity 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 im¬ 
perfect in one slab is completed in the next; 
whereas in the west end the subjects are nearly 
complete on each piece of marble. The western 
frieze is likewise distinguished from that of the two 
sides, by the comparatively few figures which are 
introduced into it. 
The frieze at the west end of the temple ori¬ 
ginally consisted of fifteen slabs, of which there is 
a perfect set of plaister casts preserved in this col¬ 
lection. See Room XIV. (No. 74 *~88.) 
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