[PLATE XVII., Fig.

2.] The single figure of a king which we possess is clumsy and ungraceful.
It is chiefly remarkable for the elaborate ornamentation of the head-dress and the robes, which have a finish equal to that of the best Assyrian specimens.

The general proportions are not bad; but the form is stiff, and the drawing of the right hand is peculiarly faulty, since it would be scarcely possible to hold arrows in the manner represented.
[PLATE XVIII., Fig.

2.] [Illustration: PLATE VXIII.] The engraved animal forms have a certain amount of merit.

The figure of a dog sitting, which is common on the "black stones," is drawn with spirit; [PLATE XVIII., Fig.