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Furniture and Ornament about the Temple. 253 De Vogué, without duly considering, perhaps, that Punic eclec- ticism, in matters pertaining to art-productions, never melted into, nor was ever confounded with Egyptian or Chaldaean art, intro- duced the basket-form capital of the Nile Valley into his resto- ration — an example which we have not followed — because we remembered that, whilst recalling Luxor and Babylon, Syrian work should preserve an individuality of its own. So far our strictures have been of a general character ; but these -Upper Projection of Capital. Restored by Ch. Chipiez. will not diminish, but rather increase, if we examine the capital in detail, for much good will is required to see in its floral device even a far-off resemblance to a water-lily or lily of any kind. The multipetallous corolla in both flowers is slit more or less ; but of this there is no trace in the plain brim (?) of the floral form sur- mounting the basket, nor is there aught answering the sides or