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his side; in his right hand he holds the hand of a figure behind him, 
which stands so as to cover the whole hind quarter of his horse, and 
which is dressed in the Roman tunic and helmet. A figure, habited 
also in the Roman costume, is on its knees before the head of the 
horse, with its hands extended, and with a face betraying entreaty. 
Under the feet of the horse is another figure extended, in the same 
attire and character as that of the other two Roman figures. To the 
right of the tablet stands a figure (behind that in a suppliant attitude) 
with his hands also extended, but dressed in a different manner, and, 
as far as we could judge, with features more Egyptian than European. 
In the angle between the king's head and the horse's is a Victory dis¬ 
playing the scroll of Fame. A figure (part of which is concealed by 
the one on its knees) completes the whole of this division. (Plate X.) 
The second grand compartment, which is on the right, is divided again 
into six sub-compartments; in each of these are carved three figures, 
the costumes and general physiognomies of which are all different. 
They appear mostly in postures of supplication; and, I should suspect, 
are representations of vanquished people. On the left, in the third 
grand compartment, are two rows of horsemen divided by one line into 
two smaller compartments. They all have the same characteristic 
dress and features as the royal figure in the centre, and certainly repre¬ 
sent his forces. The whole of this most interesting monument is 
sculptured on a very hard rock, which bears the finest polish, and which 
we pronounced to be a coarse species of jasper. The shortness of our 
stay did not afford me an opportunity of delineating the detail of the 
many figures, which have been so faithfully pourtrayed. The artist 
has preserved so much distinction in the countenances and features of 
the different characters brought together in this groupe, that, if their 
respective countries could be ascertained, (and study and close investi¬ 
gation would probably secure the discovery) some important point of 
ancient history would be elucidated by an evidence as ingenious as it 
would be convincing. The dimensions we took are as follows: figures 
on foot, height five feet nine inches; figures on horseback from the 
