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Upper part of female head to the left, wearing a diadem.
Height, 3 inches; width, 5 inches.
[Sidenote: 10.]
Part of middle of female figure, standing to the left, wearing chiton and himation. The left hand by the side.
Height, 3-1/2 inches; width, 8-1/2 inches.
The following fragments have also been inserted in the restored cornice:--
[Sidenote: 11.]
Head of youth, to the left, with short hair.
Height, 3 inches; width, 6 inches. _Journ. of h.e.l.len.
Studies_, X., pl. 4, fig. 1.
[Sidenote: 12.]
Upper part of female head, to the left. The chief ma.s.s of the hair is confined by a peaked cap, the ends pa.s.sing out through the top.
A part of the hair terminates in short curls round the forehead, and part falls down in front of the ears. A laurel wreath surrounds the cap.
Height, 4 inches; width, 6 inches. _Journ. of h.e.l.len.
Studies_, X., pl. 4, fig. 2.
[Sidenote: 13.]
Right foot and part of skirt of female figure walking, to the right.
Height, 9 inches; width, 8 inches.
[Sidenote: 14.]
Right foot of a figure standing, to the left.
Height, 3 inches; width, 4-1/2 inches.
[Sidenote: 15.]
Part of the back of the head and the shoulders of a figure standing with his back turned to the front. He wears a chiton, and the hair falls in curls on his shoulders.
Height, 5 inches; width, 5 inches. _Journ. of h.e.l.len.
Studies_, X., pl. 4, fig. 3.
[Sidenote: 16.]
Fragment containing the legs of a figure standing with back turned to the front, perhaps a part of the figure described in the last number. The right leg wears a greave. This fragment also contains the right thigh of a figure kneeling to the front.
Height, 10 inches; width, 1 foot 2 inches.
The restored part of the cornice also contains:--
[Sidenote: 17.]
Lion's head. The front and lower parts of the face are wanting.
Height, 10 inches; width, 1 foot 2 inches.
[Sidenote: 18.]
Lion's head. The front of the upper jaw is wanting. Red paint in the ears and the mouth.
Height, 1 foot 6 inches; width, 1 foot 7 inches.
The following are the princ.i.p.al fragments, from the cornice, not inserted in the restoration:--
_Male Figures, turned to the Right._
[Sidenote: =47.=]
[Sidenote: 1.]
Parts of head and breast of figure, with helmet, tunic, and cuira.s.s (?). Long hair falls over the shoulder.
Height, 7 inches; width, 7 inches. _Journ. of h.e.l.len.
Studies_, X., pl. 4, fig. 5.
[Sidenote: 2.]
Part of helmet, and top edge of cornice; also the fingers of the right hand of the figure, throwing a spear (?).
Height, 2-1/2 inches; width, 6 inches.
[Sidenote: 3.]
Right shoulder, covered with shoulder plates.
Height, 4-1/2 inches; width, 7 inches.
[Sidenote: 4.]
Left thigh, bent at knee; a corner of drapery falls on the thigh; wears greave.
Height, 6 inches; width, 7 inches.
