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260 BENARES, PAST AND PRESENT.
to that of the great temple of Brambanan, depicted in
the second volume of Eaffles's 'Java.'"
I have before observed, that, for the most part, the
statues discovered in these ruins were found in two
places. One of them was the chamber, above which
stood the relic-tower, an account of which has been
already given. The other was a small building, ten
feet square, which contained about sixty statues and
bass-reliefs. Of this curious discovery, Major-General
Cunningham, in his report, says :•—" I was informed by
Sangkar, Eajbhar of Singhpur, the same man who had
pointed out to me the position of the relic box in Jagat
Singh's stupa, that, whilst he was engaged in digging
materials for Jagatganj, the workmen had come upon
a very large number of statues, all collected together
in a small building. The walls were pulled down, and
the bricks were carried away; but the statues were
left untouched, in their original position. I at once
commenced an excavation on the spot pointed out by
Sangkar, which was only a few feet to the north of the
temple just described. At a depth of two feet below
the surface, I found about sixty statues and bass-reliefs,
in an upright position, all packed closely together with-
in a small space of less than ten feet square. The
walls of the building in which they had been thus
deposited had been removed, as stated by Sangkar; but
the remains of the foundation showed a small place of
only eleven feet square outside. I made a selection of
the more perfect figures, which, together with the bass-
reliefs, I presented to the Asiatic Society. A sketch of
the principal bass-relief, which represents the four great
to that of the great temple of Brambanan, depicted in
the second volume of Eaffles's 'Java.'"
I have before observed, that, for the most part, the
statues discovered in these ruins were found in two
places. One of them was the chamber, above which
stood the relic-tower, an account of which has been
already given. The other was a small building, ten
feet square, which contained about sixty statues and
bass-reliefs. Of this curious discovery, Major-General
Cunningham, in his report, says :•—" I was informed by
Sangkar, Eajbhar of Singhpur, the same man who had
pointed out to me the position of the relic box in Jagat
Singh's stupa, that, whilst he was engaged in digging
materials for Jagatganj, the workmen had come upon
a very large number of statues, all collected together
in a small building. The walls were pulled down, and
the bricks were carried away; but the statues were
left untouched, in their original position. I at once
commenced an excavation on the spot pointed out by
Sangkar, which was only a few feet to the north of the
temple just described. At a depth of two feet below
the surface, I found about sixty statues and bass-reliefs,
in an upright position, all packed closely together with-
in a small space of less than ten feet square. The
walls of the building in which they had been thus
deposited had been removed, as stated by Sangkar; but
the remains of the foundation showed a small place of
only eleven feet square outside. I made a selection of
the more perfect figures, which, together with the bass-
reliefs, I presented to the Asiatic Society. A sketch of
the principal bass-relief, which represents the four great