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subjects of Shapour, I preferred to delineate those, of which no other 
specimen might exist, and therefore proceeded in our general examina¬ 
tion. I must not however omit to say, that the sculpture of these two 
figures was exquisite; the proportions and anatomy of both horses and 
men were accurately preserved, so that the very veins and arteries in 
the horses'’ legs and belly were most delicately delineated. 
Walking forwards we came to a very extensive piece of sculpture, 
the lower parts of which were entirely destroyed. We saw, however, 
on the right, a row of camels’ and men’s heads intermixed; and under 
them a row of horses’ and men’s heads, which were demolished from 
the horse’s eye downwards. In front of these, at the distance of about 
four feet, was part of a figure on a horse, the King as before, holding a 
bow and four arrows in his right hand. We supposed that this might 
be the commencement of a hunting piece. [Plate XI.] 
Our research terminated in a most perfect sculpture: the extreme 
interest of which only increased our regret, that the shortness of our 
time would not allow us to give it all the observation and study which 
it required. This piece contained a greater number of objects than 
any of the others, and a much greater diversity of characters. The 
surface of the rock is here divided into a variety of unequal com¬ 
partments, all of which are occupied by a» multitude of figures. In 
the middle, is a rather reduced copy of the second relievo which I 
have described (that of the King and the suppliant) except that, facing 
the King there is an additional personage with a hand extended holding 
a ring. In the first row, at the top on the right, are a number of slight 
figures with their arms folded. The second is filled with a crowd, of 
which some carry baskets. The third is equally covered ; and in the 
right corner there is a man conducting a lion by a chain. In the 
fourth, and just opposite to the King, is a very remarkable groupe, 
whose loose and folded dresses denote Indians: one leads a horse, 
whose furniture I have drawn with some care, and behind the horse is 
an elephant. Under this, and close to the ground, are men in a Ro¬ 
man costume; amongst them is a chariot to which two horses are har- 
