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4io THE MAUSOLEUM.
his left hand on the head
of a conquered Amazon
whom he has forced down
on her knees (fig. 173)
and is about to dispatch
with his sword. She on
her part stretches out her
right hand in piteous
supplication, and having
failed to pierce his heart
with her other weapons,
is trying what a pathetic
glance can do. In the
group on the left of
' slab D, perhaps the
; finest of all, two Greeks
are employed in cutting
! down one disarmed Ama-
\ zon (fig. 174), who sup-
s ports herself on one hand
and knee in a very bcau-
; tiful attitude. A very
fine contrast is presented
to us in N, where a
Greek warrior in a Co-
rinthian helmet is bend-
ing over an Amazon
whom he is about to dis-
patch (fig. 175). The
ruthless intent expressed
in his face, and the calm
upward look witli which
the heroine awaits the
deadly stroke, are inimitably given.1 In slab M we see an Amazon
1 The beauty of her face lias unfortunately been omitted in our illustration.
his left hand on the head
of a conquered Amazon
whom he has forced down
on her knees (fig. 173)
and is about to dispatch
with his sword. She on
her part stretches out her
right hand in piteous
supplication, and having
failed to pierce his heart
with her other weapons,
is trying what a pathetic
glance can do. In the
group on the left of
' slab D, perhaps the
; finest of all, two Greeks
are employed in cutting
! down one disarmed Ama-
\ zon (fig. 174), who sup-
s ports herself on one hand
and knee in a very bcau-
; tiful attitude. A very
fine contrast is presented
to us in N, where a
Greek warrior in a Co-
rinthian helmet is bend-
ing over an Amazon
whom he is about to dis-
patch (fig. 175). The
ruthless intent expressed
in his face, and the calm
upward look witli which
the heroine awaits the
deadly stroke, are inimitably given.1 In slab M we see an Amazon
1 The beauty of her face lias unfortunately been omitted in our illustration.