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476 ANCIENT ROAD.
of an earlier date. The slab has probably been used
in two successive tombs, as often happened in an-
cient cemeteries.
(2.) A sepulchral inscription in Latin, in memory
of Octavia Secunda, 12" long, by 9£" wide.
Inscriptions in the Latin character are rarely met
with in this part of Asia Minor.
(3.) A slab on which is sculptured, in relief, the
farewell scene, so frequently represented on ancient
sepulchral monuments.
On the left is the deceased person, a female figure,
in a chiton and peplos; she is seated in a chair, her
feet on a footstool. Before her stands a male figui'e,
probably her husband, clad in a chiton and peplos,
whom she is clasping by the hand. At her feet
stands a young girl, who places some offering on
the knees of the seated figure; she is similarly
attired. Behind the male figure is a youth, clad
in a chiton reaching to the knees ; he holds in both
hands a small casket or other offering. Below has
been an inscription in two lines, about half of which
is broken away. The second line ends with the
word MsXava.
This slab is broken at the top and side ; its present
length is 2' 8" by 1' 8" width.
The relief is as well executed as sculptures of
this class usually are in monuments of the Roman
epoch.
(4.) Part of a Decree (Plate XCIL, No. 41), de-
claring the rate of contribution due from the mem-
bers of a thiasos. These thiasi were religious societies
or clubs, which assembled periodically to perform
of an earlier date. The slab has probably been used
in two successive tombs, as often happened in an-
cient cemeteries.
(2.) A sepulchral inscription in Latin, in memory
of Octavia Secunda, 12" long, by 9£" wide.
Inscriptions in the Latin character are rarely met
with in this part of Asia Minor.
(3.) A slab on which is sculptured, in relief, the
farewell scene, so frequently represented on ancient
sepulchral monuments.
On the left is the deceased person, a female figure,
in a chiton and peplos; she is seated in a chair, her
feet on a footstool. Before her stands a male figui'e,
probably her husband, clad in a chiton and peplos,
whom she is clasping by the hand. At her feet
stands a young girl, who places some offering on
the knees of the seated figure; she is similarly
attired. Behind the male figure is a youth, clad
in a chiton reaching to the knees ; he holds in both
hands a small casket or other offering. Below has
been an inscription in two lines, about half of which
is broken away. The second line ends with the
word MsXava.
This slab is broken at the top and side ; its present
length is 2' 8" by 1' 8" width.
The relief is as well executed as sculptures of
this class usually are in monuments of the Roman
epoch.
(4.) Part of a Decree (Plate XCIL, No. 41), de-
claring the rate of contribution due from the mem-
bers of a thiasos. These thiasi were religious societies
or clubs, which assembled periodically to perform