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BAS-RELIEF PILLAR. 
twelve feet wide, showing something like a step, advancing beyond 
the outer line of the floor. At about six feet distant from the 
north-east side of the building, and standing out in a parallel point 
to its centre, rises the square pillar which had drawn me hither. 
It appears perfectly distinct from all others, no trace of a second 
being found; one single block of marble forms it, and, as far as 
I could judge, it is full fifteen feet high. On examining it, I was 
delightedly surprised at discovering a sculpture in bas-relief, 
(Plate XIII.) occupying nearly the whole length of the north-west 
side of the pillar, surmounted by a compartment containing a 
repetition of the usual inscription. I lost no time in measuring 
and drawing this invaluable piece of antiquity. 
It consists of a profile figure of a man, clothed in a garment 
shaped something like a woman’s shift, fitting rather close to the 
body, and reaching from the neck to the ankles. His right arm 
is put forward, half raised from the elbow; and, as far as I could 
judge from the mutilated state of its extremity, the hand 
is open and elevated. His head is covered with a cap, close to 
the skull, sitting low behind, almost to the neck, and showing 
a small portion of hair beneath it. A circle, of what I could not 
make out, is just over the ear, and three lines marked down the 
back of the head, seem to indicate braidings. His beard is short, 
bushy, and curled with the neatest regularity; the face is so 
much broken, only the contour can be traced. From the bend 
of the arm to the bottom of the garment, runs a border of roses? 
carved in the most beautiful style, from which flows a waving 
fringe, extending round the skirt of the dress; the whole being 
executed with the most delicate precision. From his shoulders 
issue four large wings; two, spreading on each side, reach high 
above his head; the others open downwards, and nearly touch 
