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SIXTH BAS-RELIEF. 
immense streamers float behind him. His figure terminates at 
the knees, being there met by the front of the rostrum against 
which he stands. Its face is nicely smoothed, as if to receive an 
inscription. To the left and right of him, appear a row of 
persons, who are only seen as far as head and shoulders ; the 
rest of their figures seeming to be concealed behind a sort of 
screen, divided in two, and between which division the king 
stands. Three of these men are to his left side, two of which 
have high caps bending over the forehead; from under them 
hang several twisted braids of hair. Round their necks are nicely 
ornamented collars ; and their vests, or robes, are fastened with 
a double clasp on their breasts. All these figures hold up the 
right hand, in the attitude described before, of commanding 
attention. The third head in this group, wears a round-topped 
cap, on which is a crescent, with a small circle over it. The 
figure just before him has the crescent only. None of these 
are in the least defaced; indeed, so much to the contrary, the 
heads are excellently cut, and full of fine expression. Those to 
the right of the king are five in number; and three out of the 
five are very much broken. The most prominent in the group 
has something the contour of a woman. A low bonnet is on 
the head, with a double projection from its crown, pointing 
before and behind, in the manner of a crested helmet; the 
ornaments, though greatly injured, still shewing themselves to be 
the heads of dogs or of lions. From this coiffure two small rib¬ 
bands are pendant. Immediately behind this person, and in lower 
relief, nearly obliterated, is a smaller head with a similar cap of 
only one crested point, which projects its dog or lion over the 
forehead; little ends also decorate it. No appearance of beard 
can be traced on either of these heads; and I should be inclined 
