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In some of these sepulchres were antient paint- Amient 
ings, executed after the manner of those found 
upon the walls of Herculaneum and Pompeii; 
except that the figures represented were those 
of the Apostles, the Virgin, &c. with circular 
lines, as symbols of glory around their heads. 
These paintings appeared upon the sides and 
upon the roof of each sepulchral chamber, pre- 
serving a wonderful freshness of colour, although 
much injured by Arabs or Turks, v;hose endea- 
vours to efface them were visibly displayed in 
many instances. The sepulchres themselves are, 
from these documents, evidently of Christian 
origin, and of more recent construction than 
the toml's we first noticed in our descent from 
the southern gate of the city, where there 
exists no such internal ornament, and where 
the inscriptions, from their brevity, and the 
immense size of the letters, seem to denote 
higher antiquity. Yet, to what period can we 
ascribe them? During all the time ihsit Jeru- Age cf the 
salem has remained in subjection to the Moslems, ^Rvn^. 
the labour requisite in their construction could 
