Account of the Ionic Trophy Monument Excavated at Xanthus |
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Acropolis æra Alinda ancient city architectural member Arina Asia Minor bands of sculp bearded bow-case British Museum building cella Christian cities of Lycia city of Xanthus cliff Cnidus coins columns conquered city conquest cornice curtained shield dentils doorway drapery early inhabitants east end egg-moulding emblem evidently excavations fallen figures foot two inches four distinct fragments Halicarnassus Harpagus heads of statues Herodotus hunting-scene inscription Ionians Ionic Greek IONIC TROPHY MONUMENT larger frieze lions Lycian fortification massive base MONUMENT AT XANTHUS Mount Lida Mylassa nine feet six NORTH OF CARIA observed parallelogram peculiar Pedassus pediment Persian pilasters Pinara placed position Proclus receive the pedestal rock ruins scaglia sculptured angle sculptured architrave sculptured frieze seated side-stone soldiers are seen statues is borne stele succeeding inhabitants superstructure surmounted throne tion tomb Trophy Monument stood tympanum unarmed Vespasian W. W. Lloyd walls weighing from six west end width Xanthian Marbles