14 ANTIQUITIES.
apparently more filled up (that is, the floor raised higher than the Other),
but in all,;9theVrespects exactly the same. In front is seated a complete
w polished, stone,t:seated. on
single X m m and a half feet .high and three wide, ,In his hands
he has a plantain, a circlet of beads, a flower, and a cup, to M W
Ms proboscis is applied: a hooded snake encircles Ms bqd.y.Ldipg'onaUf. over
thedeft shoulder. , His cap“ is high, with a death’s head and horned .moon
in front; and as well as Jus necklaces, waistband, ^mlets-, .bracelets, anklets
and all his habiUments^iajBrpfosely decorated. The only damage,he.appears
to have sustained is in losing all but therPoojs-o/ his tasks. | .
, The Javans to this day v,conti|ue to pay thek .flevpir^to him and, to Loro
J-omrm, as . they are -constantly cqvergd with timmeriek* flowery ochre?
&Gf They distinguish Ganesa by the name of Raja D&mdng, SmgaJayai
or Gam Smga Jdya. Going E g round oyer, heaps of fallen stw£, to the
south face, you with some difficulty enter by the deo|w&y. (neatly ‘dosed up
by the ruin) into the third apartment, where there is scarps light enough to
s i a prostrate Siva with his feet broken off and [lost. What remains is
feet ten inches and a half long; and two feet twp4npbes widest, I |
T’kr. whole of the aoartment on the east side has fallen in, or is closed up
by the dilapidation of that entire front,- B M M
From the elevated ' situation of the entrances to all the apartments' first
described, it is evident that there musjt formerly have been flights of steps
to. them. The plan of this temple* and as far'as,'I could judge of.,the;tfro
adjoining. ones? north and south, was'a perfect, cross, each cff thp! four
apartments firstdescribed occupying a limb or projection of the figure, and
the- small intermediate protruding angles between-these limbs ef the crpsS.
could only be to admit of a large apartment in the centre of the bu)Idmgv td-.
which however no opening was practicable pr-visible. - Moreover,, as all the
grand entrances to the interior of Hindu temples, where it is.pfectfeaWe,;
flmp the rising sun, I could have, wished to ascertain from this .(the largest
and most important at Jmgrdngm) whether or not the main apartment was
in existence, as I had male up my mind that, were I possessed of themeans
to clear away the stone, I should have found Brahma himself in possession)
of the places'-fee smaller rooms being occupied by such exalted deities as
Bhawani, Siva, and GanSsa, scarce .any other, indeed, than Brahma could
befcund presiding on the seat of honour and majesty,
* See plate from subject« in stone found in the central districts of Java, No. %
f Sec the same plate, No. 4,
The three large temples on the eastern line are in a state of utter ruin.
They appear to have-been v&r-f-largeJ"and - lofty, 'and perfectly, square. The
upper Retraces, just' under the supposed entrances,' were visible in some
places, at the height of about sixty fëetf.
V rËHA^DI SÉWU, .or THE THOUSAND TJEMPUBS.
- -In the whole course of my life *1 have' ÜèVër rmèt with such stupendous
and finished specimens o f human labour,’ and- of the science and taste of
“ ages long since forgot,” - cfowdechtqgether in so,small a compass as in this
littlé spot; which,-to use a military phrase, I deëffi t^havfe'3&£e*r<the head,
quarters of Hinduism in Java. ‘f'ÏT'heSè ruifas are situated 'exactly eight
hundred and thirtyffivè yards north-north-east from the* nörtbefif extremity of
those of Loro J(mgrah, and one thousand 'three'hundred and'forty-five yards
from the high road oppdsiteHhe bdn'dctBs hcuis’e; Having had ifi view all the
waff orieHo'fty pyramidal jor? conical ruin,'covered' 'with folfage,''and surrounded
b y ' a multitude of much smaller ones, ih every stage of'humbled
majesty and decay, you find yourself,- oil reaching -thè^soiithern' face; very
suddenly between two gigantie-ÏÏgures'fin a‘kneeling postürë, 'and of terrific
forms, appearing-to^hrcafen you with their uplifted clubs : their-bulk'is1 so
great, that the stranger does readilyl'-fioinprehend their'figure.*' These
gigantic janitors are represented kneeling ton the rleft- ’kiiee, with a small
euShion under the right ham, the left resting On fhelretired foot. The
height oft the pedestal is -fifteen inches, óf thofiguré, sdvenJfeéï‘ nine inches
to r4jj,è-'top of the curls; total, nine •'feet. - -The ‘head twenty-six inches
long; width -across the- shoulder^--three feet ten'inches.'The pedestal
just comprises the kneeling figure and no more.
The character and expression of the face, I have never met with elsewhere
: ft. belongs neither to India nor to any of the'.eastern isles. The
countenance is full, round, and expressive .of good humour. The eyes are
large, prominent, and circular ; .the nose is prominent and wide, and in
profile seems pointed ; th£ upper lip is covered with tremendous mustaches j
the mouth is large and open, with a risible character, shewing two very
large dog-teethj the under lip thin, and the chin very strait and short; forehead
the same ; no neck visible j the breast broad and full, with a very
prominent round belly ; the lower limbs, as. well as the arms, extremely
short and stout. But the most extraordinary appendage of these porters*
, , ; >C'/- v - r i ' *%<)', ï I j., _ ■ ' is,
* See plate of subjects in stone found in. the central districts, No. 7.