History of the Society of Dilettanti xoi

theum did not seem sufficient to compose a volume on
a scale with the previous publications of the Society,
on May 3, 1868, a further proposal was made with
regard to a renewed examination of the temple of
Athene Polias at Priene, Mr. Pullan being present
at the meeting. It was shown that the temple
had not been thoroughly investigated by the earlier
missions sent out by the Society. After some dis-
cussion at this and the next meetings, the Society
adopted the report of the Committee—

' That the Secretary was authorized to accept Mr. Pullan's offer
of making a complete Survey & of carrying out the Excavations
at Priene on the same system as was adopted at Teos, within
a year from the present date and for the sum of ^500/

This work was completed in the spring of 1869,
and was assisted by a donation of ^200 from an
anonymous lover of Art. On Mr. Pullan's return
he was requested to prepare drawings similar to
those made for the temple at Teos and the Smin-
theum. The Society were also, through Mr. Pullan's
agency, enabled to obtain a number of marbles and
inscriptions from Priene, which were safely conveyed
to England, and in March, 1870, presented by the
Society to the British Museum. From a report
made by Mr. Clarke of Sokoi, who visited the ruins
at Priene and had assisted Mr. Pullan throughout,
great destruction took place at the temple after
Mr. Pullan's departure, so that the removal of these
marbles may be credited to the Society of Dilettanti.

In May, 1870, the Publication Committee, which 'Ionian
then consisted of Earl Somers, Lord Houghton, -<4***?«»"m/
Mr. Watkiss Lloyd, Mr. Penrose, Mr. Cartwright, voL tv'
Mr. Frederic Leighton, R.A., and Mr. C. T. Newton,
carefully considered the drawings made by Mr.
Pullan, and other details, and finally recommended