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BAS-RELIEFS. 
each row, separated in the same way by a similar border. Indeed, 
a frame of this rose-work incloses the whole bas-relief, like that of 
a picture. The first row, under the king, contains ten figures, 
all in the Median robe and fluted tiara, and grasping spears. 
The three first on the right hand of the sculpture, carry also 
the Boeotian-shaped shield on their left arms; and as they are 
marching towards the middle of the ground on which they 
appear to move, their spear-hands are towards the spectator. 
Before them are two with the spears, but no shields, and the 
foremost of them, standing in the center of the bas-relief, just 
under the feet of the king, faces another guard armed in the 
same way, who is the leader of four more spearmen resembling 
those on the opposite side. The shields of these three are 
consequently towards the spectator. The second row, is also a 
rank of ten figures. All here, excepting two, are in the Persian 
tunic, and plain curved bonnet, with spears in their hands, and 
the cased bow, and short sword at their sides. They are divided 
into two parties like the row above them, meeting in the center, 
where their two leaders face each other, in the Median robe and 
tiara, spears in their hands, and open bows with quivers over 
their shoulders. The third range is also of ten, in two divisions, 
marching to the same point. The men are in the tunic and 
plain cap, with the short sword on the right side, and cased 
cross-bows held over their shoulders ; their leaders in the Median 
dress, and armed as the two above them. The fourth rank is 
precisely like the second, and the fifth like the fourth. But 
there may appear a distinction between the military array of the 
two files of robed leaders who bear the insignia of archery ; the 
quivers of all those up the right side of the center seeming to be 
of a different shape at the top from that of the quivers on the 
