Cilicia, its former history and present state; with an account of the idolatrous worship prevailing there previous to the introduction of Christianity . agments of human figures which do not belong to any ofthe categoi-ies before described, may be enumerated, in the first place,that of a bard reciting his figure is far more ancientthan any other piece in thecollection ; he is playing on aninstrument that is maknown, butof which there are two otherpieces that will throw some lighton this subject. These willbe referred to in a subsequentchapter, where mention is madeof a boy playing
Cilicia, its former history and present state; with an account of the idolatrous worship prevailing there previous to the introduction of Christianity . agments of human figures which do not belong to any ofthe categoi-ies before described, may be enumerated, in the first place,that of a bard reciting his figure is far more ancientthan any other piece in thecollection ; he is playing on aninstrument that is maknown, butof which there are two otherpieces that will throw some lighton this subject. These willbe referred to in a subsequentchapter, where mention is madeof a boy playing on a pan-pipeand of a syrinx. Next, twofigures of priests bearing a bas-ket or some vessel on theirheads, to which their hands areapplied for support. Thesefigures are altogether of an ori-ental character. There are twobosses, or balls, on the head-dress, which help to identifythem as to their occupation,which was undoubtedly in thetemple or rites of is also a figm-e of anotherbearded man, which resemblesthe preceding, but has no chap- 1 ^ ^1111 11 ^t>- BAKD PLAYING ON let on the head, though the unknown SOME 244 LARES AXD PEXATES. hands are elevated to support a burden under wliich he seems to figure represents a priest of the same order, but standing atease ; he bears in his hand something -which appears like the links ofa chain folded up. AV^as it for inflicting penance ? We know that self-mortification was carried to great lengths by some orders of the ancientheathen priests, the same as is now practised in India. These figuresgo to confirm the previous suggestions made with regard to the con-nexion of the mythology of Cilicia with Buddhism. Besides the above heads of bards and priests, we have also a manshead, probably a portrait, from its peculiar expression; the ears areremarkably long. Also a cloaked figure, the head of which is well-modelled and interesting; the hair is very ample and ciuly. Then, again, we have
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