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CATALOGUE OF SCULPTU11E.

galos. On the sides are, above and below, the same mould-
ings as on the front; in the middle a large flowing acanthus
and palmette pattern. In the centre of each acanthus is
a tapering groove, with undercut edges, for a metal orna-
ment.

Height of combined slabs, 1 foot 9 J inches. See Antiqs. of Ionia, IV.,
pi. 18, for the fragments employed, and a restoration. For one
fragment and restoration, Rayet and Thomas, pi. 15, figs. 3, 2.

1128. 1-3. Three fragments of the acanthus scrolls from the
sides of one of the antae (see No. 1127).

Antiqs. of Ionia, IV., pi. 18 (only one of the three fragments).

1129. Pier (anta) of the temple, with the inscription record-
ing the dedication of the temple by Alexander the Great.

BASIAEYSAAE3EANAPOS
ANE0H KETONNAON
A0HNAIHIPOAIAAI

BaoiktvQ 'AAt^avdpoe avedrjKe toi> vaov ,K6r]valr] IloXtciSt.
King Alexander dedicated the temple to Athene Polias.
(See p. 144.) Below is part of a series of inscriptions
dealing with a territorial dispute between Samos and
Priene.

Antiqs. of Ionia, IV., p. 23; Greek Inscriptions in Brit. Mus., III.,
Nos. cccxcix-cccciii. Mausoleum Boom Guide, No. P. 36. [In
the Entrance Hall, Room of Inscriptions.]

1130. 1131. A series of fragments of the corona of the cornice
of the temple.

1130. Two fragments of the pedimental cornice, with palmette
pattern, springing from acanthus leaves. The principal
fragment is nscribed nA on the joint and AC on the top.

Height, 1 foot 3 inches. Antiqs. of Ionia, IV., p. 32 ; Rayet and
Thomas, pis. 13, 16, fig. 6; Mausoleum Boom Guide, No, P. 31.