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OF THE MAUSOLEUM. 117
field planted with fig-trees, marked in Plate II. as
belonging to Alimet Bey. I dug as far as the boun-
dary Avail separating these two fields, and, as no
further traces of marble from the Mausoleum ap-
peared, did not pursue the excavation further in
this direction. To the east, in a line with the three
houses north of the peribolus wall, Avas a fourth
house, belonging to a Turk called Mehemet Ali.
This stood nearly at the north-east angle of the
peribolus, and on its northern side.
Under this house were two necks from statues in
bad condition, a lion's leg, and several very interest-
ing fragments from reliefs set in panels. A few feet
further to the east Ave found the left foot of a
colossal male figure and part of a lion's paw, both
with a fragment of base attached.
At this spot the rich vegetable soil which forms
the upper surface of the platform appeared as a vein
about 8' deep, distinct from the soil round it. In
this black vegetable soil I found two stones, both
of which may be from the Pyramid. One is in form
like a step, but differs from any of the steps pre-
viously discovered, as the tread is only 9" in width,
and between the ridge at the back and the tread
are four holes cut for plugs or cramps (Plate XXV.
figs. I-, 5, 6). Close to this marble Ave found the head
of a lion broken off at the neck, and, beside it, a
portion of the neck. These fragments, and the
two marbles supposed to be from the Pyramid, were
found at the distance of not less than 170' from the
centre of the Mausoleum. Whether they Avere hurled
to the spot where I found them on the fall of the
field planted with fig-trees, marked in Plate II. as
belonging to Alimet Bey. I dug as far as the boun-
dary Avail separating these two fields, and, as no
further traces of marble from the Mausoleum ap-
peared, did not pursue the excavation further in
this direction. To the east, in a line with the three
houses north of the peribolus wall, Avas a fourth
house, belonging to a Turk called Mehemet Ali.
This stood nearly at the north-east angle of the
peribolus, and on its northern side.
Under this house were two necks from statues in
bad condition, a lion's leg, and several very interest-
ing fragments from reliefs set in panels. A few feet
further to the east Ave found the left foot of a
colossal male figure and part of a lion's paw, both
with a fragment of base attached.
At this spot the rich vegetable soil which forms
the upper surface of the platform appeared as a vein
about 8' deep, distinct from the soil round it. In
this black vegetable soil I found two stones, both
of which may be from the Pyramid. One is in form
like a step, but differs from any of the steps pre-
viously discovered, as the tread is only 9" in width,
and between the ridge at the back and the tread
are four holes cut for plugs or cramps (Plate XXV.
figs. I-, 5, 6). Close to this marble Ave found the head
of a lion broken off at the neck, and, beside it, a
portion of the neck. These fragments, and the
two marbles supposed to be from the Pyramid, were
found at the distance of not less than 170' from the
centre of the Mausoleum. Whether they Avere hurled
to the spot where I found them on the fall of the