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134 HISTORY OF ART IN PIKKNICIA AND ITS DKPKXIM-LNCIKS. have universally adopted the same form ; it is to be found both on their metal platters and on their engraved stones (Fig. 75). Like the group of crescent and globe it may be looked upon as a ! IG. 75. -Phoenician *caral>;voui. (iix-y lapis. Twice the si/c of the original. From the Danicourt Collection. trade mark whereby to distinguish .between a scarab made in Phoenicia and one of true Egyptian origin. We again find these upturned wings on another slab belonging to the same architectural whole as that reproduced in Fig. 73. .'-XirXi ,.S. k.^.,__-jr_N-. ^ff' 1 ^J , F'IG. 76. Alahastei slah. Louvix-. 1 Here we see two creatures fronting each other (Fig. 76) ; from the feathers on their heads they seem to be meant for griffins. It will be remembered that the taste for figures put face to face 1 Height 20 inches. Drawn by Bourgoin.