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—16 CATALOGUE OF SCULPTURE.6. Fragment of relief. Forelegs and part of body of bullstanding to left. A joint is worked in the stone, in frontof the bnll. Mycenae (?) Elgin Coll.Green limestone, closely resembling that of No. 5, but not identicalwith it. Both are composed principally of flakes of mica, whichare, however, larger and more ^abundant in No. 6 than in No 5.Height, 1 foot 4^ inches ; width, 2 feet 5 inches. Synopsis,No. 224 (160).Fig. 3.—Relief from Mycenae, No. 6.SCULPTURES FROM BRANCHIDAE.The temple and oracle of Apollo at Didyma, nearMiletus, in Asia Minor, were from time immemorial inthe hands of the priestly clan of the Branchidae, whosename came to denote the place itself. This temple wasdestroyed by the Persians — probably by Darius on thesuppression of the Ionian Eevolt—about 495 b.c.(Herod,vi., 19. See, however, Strabo, xiv., p. 634 ; xi. p. 518.)After its destruction, the temple was not rebuilt tillthe time of Alexander. The temple was connected withthe harbour Panormos by the Sacred Way. Along thisthe sculptures stood at intervals. They are dedicatoryoflFerings made to Apollo, probably by the persons represented.The following are the materials for fixing the periodto