30 PLAIN OF MARATHON. 
this marsh from the Charadrus is a mile and a 
half, or twelve stadia. Here we observed that 
we were in the midst of Marathonian relics of 
every description. The remains of Sepulchres, 
Stelce, Soroi, and the ruins of marble trophies, 
appeared upon either side of the rivulet, and 
in the midst of the more stagnant waters of the 
marsh. Besides the Stelcp, we also found here 
some larger architectural pillars, and the 
capital of a Doric column. We saw also the 
cornice of an immense marble Soros, lying upon 
the basement of a magnificent tomb ; the 
foundations as of a Temple ; and a very fine 
piece of sculpture in white Pentelican marble, 
representing a Female Figure seated in a chair. 
The drapery of this Torso, for it is nothing else, 
is very fine : the head, part of the arms, and the 
feet, are wanting; but the left hand remains 
beneath the right elbow ; the Statue having been 
represented with its arms gracefully folded. 
In its present imperfect state, it is impossible 
even to conjecture for whom this statue was 
originally designed ; for it is an erroneous 
opinion, that, among antient images of the 
Heathen Female Divinities, the sedent posture 
denoted any one of them in particular. It is 
true that Ceres was frequently so characterized; 
but upon the remains of a pictured tripod 
