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CHAPTER XX.

LION TOMB.

Discovery of the Lion Tomb ; description of tlie lion ; difficulties
of its removal; architectural remains ; structure similar to that
of the Treasury of Athens ; cells for sepulture ; probable date
of this monument ; the naval victory of Conon ; suitability of
the site for such a tomb ; employment of the lion in sepulchral
monuments; its symbolical import; the lion of Chteronea;
lions at Venice ; at Miletus ; tombs near the Cnidian lion.

While I was en°'a2;ed in excavating the site of
the Mausoleum, an intelligent Greek from the
island of Calymnos named Xicolas Galloni, on
noticing the lions from the Mausoleum, which I
had then recently discovered, informed me that a
lion of much larger dimensions was to he seen on a
promontory a little to the east of Cnidus.

This information induced me to explore the coast
to the east of Cnidus, and to make inquiries among
the inhabitants of the district. In the course of
these researches the lion in question was discovered
hy Mr. Pullan lying on the surface of a rocky slope.
(See Plate LXI.)

It proved to he a magnificent example of colossal
Greek sculpture, measuring ten feet in length, and
six feet in height from the hase to the crown of the
head.

The site where it was found may be thus described.