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ANCIENT BAS-RELIEFS IN THE 
single braid, terminated by two large beads. Their under-gar¬ 
ments reach nearly to the ankle. Over them is a shorter vest; 
and a mantle with a deep cape, which falls loosely down the 
back, and over the naked arms ; tassels are at each corner. 
Sock-like boots are on their feet. After the chief of the party, 
who is led as usual, follow the two other mitred persons, carry¬ 
ing bowls in each hand. Then comes a third figure, in the same 
dress as the foregoing, but without a cap of any kind ; he bears 
a couple of immense bracelets in his hands, whose circular form 
is connected by the heads of serpents. The one on the right 
hand is perfect; but the other, in the left, can just be discerned 
as having been. The two remaining persons of the group are 
in charge of a chariot, which is drawn by a pair of magnificent 
horses. One of the men, in ampler garments than his compeers, 
and bare-headed, holds the bridles of the horses. His compa¬ 
nion in the rear, dressed more like the man with the bracelets, 
follows, leaning his left hand on the backs of the animals, and 
holding a long wand in the other. The horses are without trap¬ 
pings, but the details of their bits, and the manner of reining 
them, are executed with the nicest care. The pole of the car 
is seen passing between the horses, projecting from the centre 
of the carriage, which is in a cylindrical shape, elevated rather 
above the line of the animals’ heads. The wheel of the car is 
extremely light, and tastefully put together. In fact, the whole 
of this chariot-group is pourtrayed, and finished, with a beauty 
and accuracy that alike excite our wonder and admiration. 
The second party consists of five persons, exclusive of the 
tunicked Persian, who is their master of the ceremonies. The 
heads of these men are covered with a very extraordinary kind 
of bonnet, pointed and inclining forward, and appearing some- 
