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Inside is a larger-than-life-size Coade stone statue of General Stringer Lawrence dressed as a Roman general; a copy of the marble statue of him by Peter Scheemakers (1691–1781). [ 58 ] [ 59 ] 50°39′51″N 3°35′34″W / 50.66410°N 3.59273°W / 50.66410; -3.59273 ( Haldon Belvedere
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The restored pyramidion of the Red Pyramid at Dashur, on display beside the pyramid. A badly damaged white Tura limestone pyramidion, thought to have been made for the Red Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur, has been reconstructed and is on open-air display beside that pyramid; it presents a minor mystery, however, as its angle of inclination is steeper than that of the edifice it was apparently ...
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A latte stone, or simply latte (also latde, latti, or latdi), is a pillar (Chamorro language: haligi) capped by a hemispherical stone capital (tasa) with the flat side facing up. Used as building supports by the ancient Chamorro people , they are found throughout most of the Mariana Islands .
The stone is a thin schist pillar 2.1 m tall. [8]On the northeast face: Celtic knot; an orans (praying figure); Greek cross; Saints Anthony the Great and Paul the Hermit meeting in the desert: both were important figures in Christian monasticism.
The women's hands rest on a box-like object which may be a basket. A maize stalk rises on the right side of the basket, through the right hand and along the arm and around the back of the figure's head. This figurine is also thought to represent the connection of vegetation and fertility, female deities and the Earth. [2]