Gell, William: The itinerary of Greece: With a commentary on Pausanias and Strabo and an account of the monuments of antiquity at present existing in that country (London, 1810)

150 DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES, &c.

of the city, the rest being concealed by the Phoronean hill. In the
plain the bed of the Inachus is pointed out by a line of trees on its
banks. In the second distance on the right, the tumulus upon the
treasury of Atreus is visible, as well as the top of the gate and the tri-
angular opening into that edifice. Below is seen the ruin of a terrace
which seems to have been the site of some considerable structure.

PLATE IX.

Plate 9, is a nearer view of the gate of the lions, which shews the
effect of the portal from the entrance of the recess, and gives the stile
of the masonry in a clearer and more detailed manner.

PLATE X.

Plate 10, is an architectural view of the gate of the lions, every
block of which is here given in its true form and position. The lions
were designed on the spot with all possible care, even as far as the na-
tural fissures of the stone. The lions and the column are sufficiently
relieved. The decomposition of some parts of this lime-stone is so
remarkable, that either the hole in the thigh of the lion on the right,
or that which entirely divides its tail, penetrates entirely through the
block. The three lines on the knees of the lions are accurately
copied. If there be any defect in the representation, it may be
that the pillar is somewhat too small at the base. The height