Height, 2 feet 9-1/2 inches; combined length of five slabs,
17 feet 4 inches; height of relief, 2 feet 5 inches; but in
parts, upper margin is cut into. Fellows, _Lycia_, pls. facing pp.
173, 177; Prachov, pl. 3; Cesnola, _Cyprus_, pls. 16, 17; Murray,
I., pls. 4-6; Wolters, Nos. 131-134; Wolters in _Jahrbuch des
Arch. Inst._, I., p. 84; Brunn, _Denkmaeler_, No. 102.
[Sidenote: =87.=]
Slab from the left end of a frieze. A woman stands near the foot of a
couch upon which a dead man is laid out. Only the end of the couch
and the left foot of the corpse remain. The woman wears a long chiton,
himation, cap with tassel, and earrings. Behind her stands a male
attendant, wearing a short chiton, drawn up, beneath a girdle. He
holds a small piece of drapery in his left hand.
A groove to the left of the group seems to show that this slab was
at an interior angle of a building. The different dimensions make it
unlikely that it was a part of the same frieze as No. 86.--_Xanthos._
Limestone; height, 2 feet 9-1/2 inches; length, 2 feet 7 inches.
Prachov, pl. 1, fig. 2; Murray, I., pl. 6; Wolters, 135; Wolters
in _Jahrbuch des Arch. Inst._, I. p. 83.
[Sidenote: =88.=]
Slab from the left end of a frieze. A woman wearing a long chiton with
sleeves and a himation stands to right with right hand raised, and
holding a flower(?). She holds a piece of drapery in left hand. Before
her, the remains of another figure.
At the left of this figure is a groove, suggesting that this was an
interior angle stone.--_Xanthos._
Limestone; height, 2 feet 9 inches; length, 3 feet 6 inches.
Prachov, pl. 6 B. _h_; Wolters, _Jahrbuch des Arch. Inst._, I., p.
83.
[Sidenote: =89, 90.=]
Gable end of a tomb. On each side of a doorway is a seated Sphinx, and
above the lintel are two lions.--_Xanthos._
[Sidenote: =89.=]
The Sphinx on the left wears a cap enclosing most of the hair, a
pendant earring, and a narrow taenia. There are traces of red paint
on the cap, and of the markings of feathers on the wings. The head and
fore-quarters of the lion are wanting.
Limestone; height, 3 feet 9 inches; width, 3 feet 1 inch. About 3
inches appear to be wanting on the right of the slab. Prachov, pl.
5, fig. 1 (the head only of the Sphinx); Dieulafoy, _L'Art Ant. de
la Perse_, II., pl. 18, fig. 2; Brunn, _Denkmaeler_, No. 101A.
[Sidenote: =90.=]
The Sphinx on the right of the doorway has her hair confined by a
broad band, and has a pendant earring. The markings of the feathers
may be seen on the wings. When first discovered in 1840, this relief
was brilliantly coloured, as is recorded in a drawing by Scharf. The
ground of the relief was bright blue; the feathers were red, black,
blue, and white. The hair was yellow, and the taenia was painted with
a white pattern on a red ground. The head and fore-quarters of the
lion are wanting.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account