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166 CATALOGUE OF SCULPTURE.325. This slab was discovered in 1833, beneath its originalposition on the Parthenon.Of slab iii. only fragments remain. As drawn by III.Carrey, it contains the figure of No. 4 (cf. Plate vii., andNo. 345, 5), vigorously holding back his cow, and a5, 6. fourth cow, quietly led by two youths (Nos. 5, 6). Foreconomy of space this slab is compressed in the BritishMuseum to about two-thirds of its proper length. A castfrom a head, which, perhaps, is that of No. 4, is placedat the corner of the slab (Michaelis, plate 13, xxvii. c).Tbe drapery seen on a fragment with the fore-legs of acow belongs to No. 5, who leads the third cow. No. 6is made up of six pieces, of which Michaelis had identifiedthe feet of the figure, and part of the fore-legs of thecow. For its hind-legs, see his plate 13, xxvii. D. Theoriginals of all these fragments are at Athens.7-9. Slab iv. contains parts of three figures, Nos. 7-9, who IV.conduct three horned sheep. Of the first figure (No. 7) apart of the mantle is now left, and perhaps also the head* (cf. Plate vii., and No. 345, 4). In Carrey's time the headand shoulders were still extant. At the joint between this10. slab and the next there is a marshal (No. 10), who turnsto the division of the procession approaching.was discovered in 1840.Slab iv.11. When drawn by Carrey and Stuart, the next group in V.the procession consisted of three figures, of which oneonly (No. 11) is now extant. These figures carry ontheir shoulders oblong rectangular tra3'S, not unlike abutcher's tray in form. These trays have been identifiedwith the skaphae, or boat-shaped dishes whichwere carried in the Panathenaic procession, and whichcontained ofierings of cakes. If we may trust Stuart'sengraving, the tray of one of the two figures which havenow disappeared contained fruits or cakes. These trayswere made of silver or bronze. Skaphae of bronze are