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Fig. 144.

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Tomb 220.—Potter, seated on a
of clay with his hands, upon the
Ht. 4$ in. Fig. 145, No. 2.

Tome 258. — Baal - Ammon
enthroned. The god is a bearded
and fully draped figure, seated
on a throne, supported on each
side by a ram. He also had
horns ; the back of the head is
for the most part lost. Lime-
stone. Ht. 5 J, in. Fig. 145,
No. 1. Compare a terracotta
figure, formerly in the Barre
collection.3

The following may be mentioned :—

Tomb 56.—Upper part of archaic stele, with a female
head, veiled : above, an acroterion ornament, consisting of
an inverted palmette, between two double volutes. Ht.
1 ft. 3 in. (Fig. 144.) Compare the early Attic stelae,
e.g. of Antiphanes,1 and the antefixal ornaments of the
Parthenon.

Tomb 52.—Winged gryphon, crouching, tearing a
piece of meat. Ht. 3-J, in. Limestone, painted red
and black. Fig. 145, No. 3.

Tomb 57.—Anthemion ornament from above a stele
with palmette and acanthus leaves. Limestone.

Tomb 90.—Female figure enthroned, on a seat sup-
ported by two sphinxes. Her head is lost. Compare
the Phoenician figure from Solunto, now in the Museum
at Palermo.2 Limestone. Ht. 3 in. Fig. 145, No. 4.
low support, working clay. He appears to be kneading a lump
wheel, which is gripped by the soles of his feet. Limestone.

Fig. 145. Limestone Figures from Amathus.

PAINTED STELAE.

The excavations at Amathus yielded a series of painted stelae of an exceptional character. They
consisted of slabs of local limestone, carefully dressed, and bearing traces of painted figure-subjects,
painted sashes, and inscriptions, either painted or incised.

The following examples were assigned to the British Museum :—

Stele of Nicogenes.—This stele was found in many fragments near the surface of the soil.
It is surmounted by a small pediment and is inscribed with the couplet:—

PATP!Ao.rA£



1786 ere Ni/coyeVes Ktvdei yd<*>v ttJXc KaX^v[ou
7raTptSos, aKixaCav [S'] wXeo-a[? ijjXijciaTV.

1 Conze, i. pi. 13. 2 Perrot and Chipiez, iii. p. 426.

3 Froehner Catalogue, p. 21; Perrot and Chipiez, iii. p. 73 ; Froehner, I.e. p. 22, refers to similar limestone figures from Cyprus
in the Louvre.