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20. Man on horseback, as 16. 
21. Two riders, one about to throw lance, the other to shoot an arrow 
at two deer and a fawn running away. A man on a tree pointing a gun at 
some deer. 
22. Two elephants, as 12. 
23. A tiger as 13, a deer and two fawn running away. 
24. A repetition of 10. 
25. Two alligators as before, with open mouths. 
26. Two camels, one mounted, the other led, then two men on horse¬ 
back brandishing swords, two dogs running. 
27. (20' face to S.) A tiger lying down wounded, two men on trees 
pointing guns at it. Two elephants fighting, biting each others’ trunks, 
carrying maliauts and riders who are urging them on. (Very spirited.) 
Man kneeling, pointing a gun, and man mounted, also pointing a gun at 
a tiger attacking a buffalo. Two men on galloping horses, one shooting an 
arrow at the same tiger, his companion looking back and shooting an arrow. 
An elephant approaching carrying a mahaut and rider. Two men on 
galloping horses, one shooting an arrow, the other throwing a lance at two 
deer running away. 
28. Similar to 10. 
29. Two large alligators, as before. 
30. A repetition of 5. 
31. A duplicate of 7. 
32. A repetition of 2. 
33. Similar to 27. 
34. Tiger holding a deer by its throat and turning it on its back, two 
deer and two fawn running away. A monkey climbing a tree, and a man 
on a tree aiming a gun at the tiger. 
35. Repetition of 12. 
What standard of measure may have been used in the construction of 
these buildings cannot be easily ascertained, but the English foot seems to 
adapt itself for taking measurements where the hath, or cubit, would give 
some trouble. There is also an indescribable peculiarity in some of the decora¬ 
tions that seems to indicate the hand of an European architect, or at least 
some one who had some acquaintance with European decorative art: the struc¬ 
ture is not ornamented in a purely oriental manner, and although the 
Asamese style of arch in doorway is prevalent, yet the massive stone per¬ 
forated blocks for the reception of the heavy door hinges, which are found 
in every room, look more as if copied from some Roman building than the 
production of an effeminate race such as the Asamese have been. The 
brickwork strongly resembles many specimens of Roman architecture now 
existing in England : large flat tile bricks, the double rows to form arches, 
