Newton, Charles T. [Hrsg.]; Pullan, Richard P. [Hrsg.]: A history of discoveries at Halicarnassus, Cnidus and Branchidae (Band 2, Teil 1) (London, 1862)

OF THE MAUSOLEUM. 113

I discovered, among the foundation stones of Me-
hcmet's house, an oblong block of marble, 1' 7-j"
long by 1* 3^" high. This is sculptured in the
form of a pyxis or casket, such as may be seen
in vase pictures. On each of the four sides is a
group in exceedingly low relief. On one of the
long sides the scene represented is as follows :—■
On the right is a figure seated iu a chair, the
feet on a footstool. The lower half of the body is
clad in a, peplos, the upper half naked; the right
hand is raised to the head, the left stretched out
in front, as if holding a phiale. It is uncertain
whether this is a male or a female figure. In front
of it is a female figure, clad in a talaric chiton,
playing on a lyre. Behind her is a tree, at the foot
of which another female figure is stooping, taking
something out of & pyxis on the ground.

The subject on the opposite side lias perished, all
but the upper part of a tree.

At one end of the casket is the following group :
On the right, a female figure seated in a chair, the
lower half of her body clad in a peplos. Her right
hand rests on the seat behind her ; the left is half-
extended, as if holding out some object. In front
of her is a seated female figure, by whose side is a
standing figure.

At the other end of the casket are three figures.
On the left is a female figure, seated in a chair, her
feet on a footstool. She is clad in a talaric chiton
and peplos. Before her is another female figure,
seated on a low stool, and a standing female figure,

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