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century structure, the latter 1 an early monument of the thircl century ; and here, in a
wadi to the west of the ruined town, are the hrst sculptures to be mentioned, owing to
their position in one of the most northerly points reached by our expedition. They
consist of busts, single, or in pairs, or in rows of four or six, carved beside or within
the tombs, which were cut into the natural wall of rock that rises on either side of the
wadi. These sculptures were mentioned in connection with the publication of a
number of inscriptions 2 upon these tombs published by M. Waddington. The dates
of these inscriptions 3 lie between the years 195 and 240 a.d. The busts have been
badly defaced; thcy were presumably intended for portraits of the dcparted who had
been interred in the tombs which they adorned. To break the tnonotony of subject,
we find the figure of an eagle carved in relief in the upper part of a deep niche which
forms a recessed vestibule before one of the rock-hewn tombs.
Derit ‘Azzeh. relief. In the modern town called Derit ‘Azzeh, at the footof the
Djebel Shekh Berekat, an interesting relief was found, built into the wall of a com-
paratively new house. It is partly covered
with the mud used in the modern building, and
was all but concealed by a staircase that abuts
the wall justbeside it, hiding possibly as much
more of the relief as it permits to be seen. The
composition is that of a decorative panel, which
might have been part of a frieze, or the side of
a sarcophagus. At the left stands a small figure,
very badly mutilated, but showing bife of well-
carved drapery and an upraised wirig. It is
as Nike by an inscription 4 in excel-
lent letters above it. This figure holds a gar-
_ _ _ Relief at Dent ‘Azzen.
land which sweeps in a semicircle to the right.
Above the garland appears a bust in relief, a little less than life-size, and badly defaced.
An inscription above the bust reads “ Selene,” and the attribute of that goddess appears
in the relief in the horns of the crescent moon which show above the shoulders of the
bust. Though the face of the figure is completely obiiterated, the drapery across the
breast and the upper part of the right arm is well modeled and carefully executed.
Pococke, who published the inscriptions, found also the names of Eros and Helios,
besides a longer inscription. It is possible that there was a snrall figure of Eros, cor-
responding to that of Nike, and a bust of Helios as a companion to that of Selene.
designafed
Burdj Bakirha. pediment relief. The first monument of sculpture that we
found in the Djebel Barisha was upon the beautiful little temple of the age of the
3 Part III, inscs. 112, 113. 4 Part III, insc. 98.
1 See p. 73.
2Wad., 2699, 2703.
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century structure, the latter 1 an early monument of the thircl century ; and here, in a
wadi to the west of the ruined town, are the hrst sculptures to be mentioned, owing to
their position in one of the most northerly points reached by our expedition. They
consist of busts, single, or in pairs, or in rows of four or six, carved beside or within
the tombs, which were cut into the natural wall of rock that rises on either side of the
wadi. These sculptures were mentioned in connection with the publication of a
number of inscriptions 2 upon these tombs published by M. Waddington. The dates
of these inscriptions 3 lie between the years 195 and 240 a.d. The busts have been
badly defaced; thcy were presumably intended for portraits of the dcparted who had
been interred in the tombs which they adorned. To break the tnonotony of subject,
we find the figure of an eagle carved in relief in the upper part of a deep niche which
forms a recessed vestibule before one of the rock-hewn tombs.
Derit ‘Azzeh. relief. In the modern town called Derit ‘Azzeh, at the footof the
Djebel Shekh Berekat, an interesting relief was found, built into the wall of a com-
paratively new house. It is partly covered
with the mud used in the modern building, and
was all but concealed by a staircase that abuts
the wall justbeside it, hiding possibly as much
more of the relief as it permits to be seen. The
composition is that of a decorative panel, which
might have been part of a frieze, or the side of
a sarcophagus. At the left stands a small figure,
very badly mutilated, but showing bife of well-
carved drapery and an upraised wirig. It is
as Nike by an inscription 4 in excel-
lent letters above it. This figure holds a gar-
_ _ _ Relief at Dent ‘Azzen.
land which sweeps in a semicircle to the right.
Above the garland appears a bust in relief, a little less than life-size, and badly defaced.
An inscription above the bust reads “ Selene,” and the attribute of that goddess appears
in the relief in the horns of the crescent moon which show above the shoulders of the
bust. Though the face of the figure is completely obiiterated, the drapery across the
breast and the upper part of the right arm is well modeled and carefully executed.
Pococke, who published the inscriptions, found also the names of Eros and Helios,
besides a longer inscription. It is possible that there was a snrall figure of Eros, cor-
responding to that of Nike, and a bust of Helios as a companion to that of Selene.
designafed
Burdj Bakirha. pediment relief. The first monument of sculpture that we
found in the Djebel Barisha was upon the beautiful little temple of the age of the
3 Part III, inscs. 112, 113. 4 Part III, insc. 98.
1 See p. 73.
2Wad., 2699, 2703.