The paws and breast, restored by the Ptolemies and the Caesars, retain but a part of the stone facing with which they were then clothed in order to mask the ravages of time.

The lower part of the head-dress has fallen, and the diminished neck looks too slender to sustain the enormous weight of the head.

The nose and beard have been broken off by fanatics, and the red hue which formerly enlivened the features is almost wholly effaced.

And yet, notwithstanding its fallen fortunes, the monster preserves an expression of sovereign strength and greatness.

The eyes gaze out afar with a look of intense and profound thoughtfulness; the mouth still wears a smile; the whole countenance is informed with power and repose.