Chapter XV

., where examples of each class are given, but may be briefly recapitulated here, in order to note some artistic considerations.

(1) The _Prothesis_, or laying-out of the corpse (Plate LV.).

(2) The _Depositio_, or laying of the body in the tomb: chiefly in the Thanatos and Hypnos type (see Fig. 123, Chapter XIII .).

(3) _The Journey to Hades_; Charon in his bark (see Fig. 122,