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LIO>" TOMB. 481
Immediately to the east of Cnidus the coast
bends round, forming a bay. The curve, after
being interrupted by two small promontories, is
continued till it terminates in a bold headland
lying opposite to Cape Crio, and about three miles
distant from it.
On the summit of a cliff forming part of this
headland are the ruins of an ancient tomb, over-
looking the sea, AYith Cnidus in the distance. (Plate
XLIX.)
To the east of this tomb the ground slopes gra-
dually. The upper part of this declivity was strewn
with architectural ruins from the tomb; a little
below lay the lion. The soil being rocky, but
little of the mass of marble has been imbedded
in it.
The tomb has been a square basement, sur-
rounded by a Doric peristyle with engaged columns,
and surmounted by a pyramid. The basement
and lower portion of the pyramid still remained,
and were built of petrified heach, faced externally
with marble. It was evident, from the position in
which the lion was lying, that it had once sur-
mounted this tomb, having been thrown down,
probably, by an earthquake. When found, it was
lying on the right side, as represented in the Upper
View, Plate LXI.
The left side, being uppermost, had suffered, as
might be expected, from weather; hut, though
some of the finer details of the sculpture had been
thus obliterated, the main anatomical markings
retained their original boldness. Much of the right
Immediately to the east of Cnidus the coast
bends round, forming a bay. The curve, after
being interrupted by two small promontories, is
continued till it terminates in a bold headland
lying opposite to Cape Crio, and about three miles
distant from it.
On the summit of a cliff forming part of this
headland are the ruins of an ancient tomb, over-
looking the sea, AYith Cnidus in the distance. (Plate
XLIX.)
To the east of this tomb the ground slopes gra-
dually. The upper part of this declivity was strewn
with architectural ruins from the tomb; a little
below lay the lion. The soil being rocky, but
little of the mass of marble has been imbedded
in it.
The tomb has been a square basement, sur-
rounded by a Doric peristyle with engaged columns,
and surmounted by a pyramid. The basement
and lower portion of the pyramid still remained,
and were built of petrified heach, faced externally
with marble. It was evident, from the position in
which the lion was lying, that it had once sur-
mounted this tomb, having been thrown down,
probably, by an earthquake. When found, it was
lying on the right side, as represented in the Upper
View, Plate LXI.
The left side, being uppermost, had suffered, as
might be expected, from weather; hut, though
some of the finer details of the sculpture had been
thus obliterated, the main anatomical markings
retained their original boldness. Much of the right