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UNRECORDED BASSI RILIEVI. 124
of serpents similar to that which is spoken of in the
decree of the Egyptian priests engraved upon the
Rosetta stone. This last article is numbered 194 of
the Elgin room*. The scarabeeus stands at present
in the room which contains the Phigaleian Marbles,
marked No. 41. It is 3 ft. 6 in. wide, 2 ft. 10 in.
high, and 14 ft. in girth round. These two figures
really belong to the subject of Egyptian sculpture,
hut as they formed a part of Lord Elgin's collec-
tion, of which it is our object to furnish a complete
synopsis, they are here introduced. It is well known
that Constantinople, like Rome, was adorned with
works of Egyptian art and with the spoils of other
countries.
BASSI RILIEVI IN THE ELGIN COLLECTION, OF WHICH
THE PLACES "WHERE THEY WERE FOUND ARE NOT
RECORDED.
Nos. 164, 176, 189, 190, 196, 197, 198, 204, 224,
241, 278, 279, 280, 293,361, 371, 375, 376, 3S0,
333.
No. 164. A bas-relief, representing a narrow
"plight vase, with one handle: the form of this vase
very much resembles that of the solid urns so often
used by the Greeks as sepulchral monuments t,
No. 176. A fragment of a bas-relief, representing
11 figure standing upright in a dignified attitude;
Probably intended for Bacchus J.
No. 189. A fragment of a bas-relief, representing
a procession of three figures, the last of which carries
* Old No. 105. f OH No, 276. J Old No. 107.
of serpents similar to that which is spoken of in the
decree of the Egyptian priests engraved upon the
Rosetta stone. This last article is numbered 194 of
the Elgin room*. The scarabeeus stands at present
in the room which contains the Phigaleian Marbles,
marked No. 41. It is 3 ft. 6 in. wide, 2 ft. 10 in.
high, and 14 ft. in girth round. These two figures
really belong to the subject of Egyptian sculpture,
hut as they formed a part of Lord Elgin's collec-
tion, of which it is our object to furnish a complete
synopsis, they are here introduced. It is well known
that Constantinople, like Rome, was adorned with
works of Egyptian art and with the spoils of other
countries.
BASSI RILIEVI IN THE ELGIN COLLECTION, OF WHICH
THE PLACES "WHERE THEY WERE FOUND ARE NOT
RECORDED.
Nos. 164, 176, 189, 190, 196, 197, 198, 204, 224,
241, 278, 279, 280, 293,361, 371, 375, 376, 3S0,
333.
No. 164. A bas-relief, representing a narrow
"plight vase, with one handle: the form of this vase
very much resembles that of the solid urns so often
used by the Greeks as sepulchral monuments t,
No. 176. A fragment of a bas-relief, representing
11 figure standing upright in a dignified attitude;
Probably intended for Bacchus J.
No. 189. A fragment of a bas-relief, representing
a procession of three figures, the last of which carries
* Old No. 105. f OH No, 276. J Old No. 107.