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ANCIENT BAS-RELIEFS AT THE 
inscription, which reaches nearly from top to bottom, at present 
six feet ten inches deep, and in width four feet ten inches; from 
whence begin the lines of three rows of sculpture, all sadly 
defaced, but covering an expanse of sixty-eight feet, and ter¬ 
minating at the top of the steps of the outward approach. Of 
the upper row of figures, their lower extremities alone remain, 
appearing no deeper down the surface of the wall than twelve 
inches; the rest having risen above the level of the terrace to 
form a kind of parapet, but it is now totally broken away, and 
vestiges of it may be seen thickly scattered over the ground 
below. 
This deplorably mutilated row of figures, commences with a 
chariot drawn by two bulls ; a second follows it; then comes a 
horse, with the feet of a man appearing on its opposite side, as 
if in attendance on the animal; again, two others in succession ; 
then five figures habited in short vests ; and after them comes an 
uninterrupted suite of forty-four long-robed spearmen. It is 
curious to observe how the rotation in this procession resembles 
that of Cyrus to his first great royal sacrifice; the chariots and 
the bulls, and the led horses for sacrifice to the sun, the 
spearmen, &c. &c. A border carved with roses, divides each 
row of bas-relief from the one below it. By the frequency of 
these ornaments, we see how indigenous the rose has ever been 
in this country, and how admired from the earliest times. 
The next begins with a range of thirty-two figures, (Plate 
XXXVII.) of which every alternate one is clothed in a long robe, 
x its full loose sleeves reaching to the wrists, and its flowing skirts 
to the ankles. In front, about the center of the waist, the robe 
appears gathered up, both for convenience and grace of drapery; 
for there, connected with a girdle, it falls in regular folds over 
