Slab vi., which was complete in Carrey's time, has since suffered greatly, and the parts now exhibited have been combined from several sources. At some unknown period the slab was broken through No. 40, much of No. 40 being destroyed. The original fragment, with the figures Nos. 37-39, is now at Athens, where it was dug up in 1836. Since the cast in the Museum was made, parts of the right hand and right foot of Poseidon have been injured (_Trans. of R. Soc. of Lit._, v. (1856) p. 67; Baumeister, _Denkmaeler_, p. 1187. fig. 1389). About 1787 Fauvel took a mould from the slab as he found it, which is now in the Louvre. The slab then existed from the middle of No. 41 to the joint after No. 47. Between 1787 and 1800 Nos. 41, 42 were lost, and the slab was divided through No. 45, probably for convenience of transport. To facilitate the division, No. 45, and the arm of No. 46, were chiselled away. The main part of the figures Nos. 42-47 is the original marble. The additions to the marble are the right foot of No. 39, the main part of Nos. 40, 41, the lower part and the head of No. 42, the heads and breasts of Nos. 43, 44, the whole of No. 45, and part of the head of No. 47, together with his legs. These parts are principally derived from the mould of Fauvel in the Louvre. Certain fragments, however, are cast from originals at Athens, namely, the chair-leg and some drapery of No. 40, the knees of No. 41, and the head and left foot of No. 47. [Rightnote: VII.] [Sidenote: 48.] The next magistrate, or officer (No. 48), seems to hold in his hand a _kanoun_, or dish, such as those in which the corn, sashes, or sacrificial implements were usually brought to the altar. The position of the left hand seems to show that the thumb is inserted in a boss, as in a phialè omphalotè. Holes in the marble may indicate sashes of bronze, hanging from the dish. [Sidenote: 49, 50.] Two maidens (Nos. 49, 50) are seen standing with empty hands. Perhaps one has given up the dish which is held by the officer (No. 48.) In that case these would be Canephori, maidens of noble birth, whose privilege it was to carry in the procession the dishes just described. They are draped in long chitons, with diploïdia, and wear small mantles over the shoulders. [Sidenote: 51.] [Sidenote: 52, 53.] Another officer (No. 51) stands looking towards the procession. He has held in the right hand some object in metal, perhaps a herald's staff. Two holes for the attachment of it are visible in the marble. The gesture of the left hand shows that the officer is giving some order to the two maidens before him (Nos. 52, 53), who stand with empty hands, like Nos. 49 and 50. [Sidenote: 54.] [Sidenote: 55.] The next maiden (No. 54) walks alone, carrying a bowl (phialè), used for sacrificial libations. No. 55 looks back at the figure on the next slab (No. 56), and helps her to carry her burden.