Not figured.
Male, standing figure. This statue did not belong to the same category
with H, I and K, but had probably served as support in the wall of a
building, because the turban-shaped head-dress was surmounted by a
tenon, and the back was not elaborated. It had suffered so much from
the violence of human hands, and from the effects of the climate, that
its outlines could hardly be distinguished. From the upper edge of the
tenon to the thighs it measured 123 cm. The length of the face was 24
cm. It was found immediately north of the mound 6.
L
Pl. 14.
Male, sitting figure, with its head bent forward, supporting the
gigantic head of a crocodile. The back side being only plane-cut, it
has probably stood against a wall; but as it wanted a tenon, it did
not seem to have supported the roof. In posture it much resembled K
and M, but it was worked without the elegance that distinguished K. It
is highly probable that the head of the animal represented that of a
crocodile, although it was executed, in a rough manner, the style being
altogether peculiar to this statue; the head was square-cut and the
outlines not at all rounded. The characteristic knob or protuberance
on the snout of the crocodile was boldly molded, but square. The eyes
were marked by triangular cavities, the teeth pyramidal, sharp-pointed.
The ears were the only portions of the head exhibiting curved outlines;
their form was almost human. The human figure, as has been said before,
was of far coarser workmanship than the statue K. The face was well
preserved, the forehead high, the nose small, the mouth half-opened,
the ears large and hanging, resembling those of a dog. The neck was
very long and thick. The muscles of the breast were vigorous. The arms
were fleshy and vigorous, straight, stretched down, leaning with the
palms against the upper surface of the block, on which the figure was
seated. The thick fingers were extended straight down. The legs were
rather thick; the feet, which were short and clumsy, with slightly
indicated toes, rested on a little foot-stool. The figure, sitting with
the hands pressed against the stone block, exhibited a posture quite
able to support a very heavy weight. The block that served as a seat,
had the form of a truncated pyramid. The statue was overthrown; it was
lying pretty close to the mound 2, between it and mound 1. The height
of the statue from the highest point of the head of the crocodile to
the upper edge of the pedestal was 147 cm. The length of the face of
the human figure was 19 cm. The length of the head of the crocodile was
91 cm., its height 47 cm.
M
Pl. 15.
Female, sitting with straight arms, the hands pressed against the
stone seat in a posture just able to sustain the pressure of a
heavy load. The head was wanting, but the well marked posture, as
compared with that of the just described figure, seems to justify the
conclusion that this figure has also supported upon its head the
large head of some animal. The entire figure was heavy and clumsy,
but the circumstance of the muscles of the body being indicated both
in front and behind, makes it not improbable that this statue has
stood insulated, like K. The arms were quite detached from the body,
and uncommonly thick and heavy, as were also the legs. The hands were
heavily pressed against the block, on which the figure was seated, the
right hand with the palm, the left one with the knuckles. The most
remarkable feature of this statue was perhaps the bench on which it
was seated; this was cut out from the block so as to be quite free and
detached. The statue, like all above described ones, was sculptured
from a single block, a monolith. The height of the statue from the
shoulders to the upper edge of the pedestal was 107 cm. The breadth
across the shoulders was 69 cm. It was found pretty close to the mound
4.