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OF THE MAUSOLEUM. 231
forms of these animals to the architectural design
of which they unquestionably formed a part.
Considerable differences may be observed in the
execution and treatment of these lions. One found
on the northern peribolus wall (No. 240), and an-
other also found on the north side (No. 249), seem
in an unfinished state. Moreover, the details of the
anatomy in these are rendered in a somewhat con-
ventional and meagre manner, and the form of the
animal is not so grandly conceived. Both these lions,
and another (No. 248), also from the north side,
are marked on the hind-quarter with the letter I"1,1
probably to indicate their position on the building.
The finest of all the heads is one (No. 253) found
very far to the north (see ante, p. 116), which has
not yet been appropriated to a body. This head is
remarkable for the rich and flowing lines of the
composition. In the sculpture of the mouth and
nose a masterly discrimination of surface is shown,
and the execution, though highly elaborate, is free
and bold, the artist never losing sight of the general
effect. It is possible that the less carefully exe-
cuted lions were intended to be seen at a greater
distance than the others; but I am disposed to con-
sider them as works from which, for some reason or
other, the master hand was withheld.
Great knowledge and skill of execution are
shown in the sculpture of the paws, which are
beautifully varied in action. In some, the claws
are drawn in, in others protruded; in one instance,
<l Two other lions (jSTos. 246, 250) are marked on the hind-
quarters with the letter A-
forms of these animals to the architectural design
of which they unquestionably formed a part.
Considerable differences may be observed in the
execution and treatment of these lions. One found
on the northern peribolus wall (No. 240), and an-
other also found on the north side (No. 249), seem
in an unfinished state. Moreover, the details of the
anatomy in these are rendered in a somewhat con-
ventional and meagre manner, and the form of the
animal is not so grandly conceived. Both these lions,
and another (No. 248), also from the north side,
are marked on the hind-quarter with the letter I"1,1
probably to indicate their position on the building.
The finest of all the heads is one (No. 253) found
very far to the north (see ante, p. 116), which has
not yet been appropriated to a body. This head is
remarkable for the rich and flowing lines of the
composition. In the sculpture of the mouth and
nose a masterly discrimination of surface is shown,
and the execution, though highly elaborate, is free
and bold, the artist never losing sight of the general
effect. It is possible that the less carefully exe-
cuted lions were intended to be seen at a greater
distance than the others; but I am disposed to con-
sider them as works from which, for some reason or
other, the master hand was withheld.
Great knowledge and skill of execution are
shown in the sculpture of the paws, which are
beautifully varied in action. In some, the claws
are drawn in, in others protruded; in one instance,
<l Two other lions (jSTos. 246, 250) are marked on the hind-
quarters with the letter A-