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Group A2 of the delegates consists of the surviving figures 2, 3 and 4:
But originally there was a fourth figure, now lost, in front of figure 4 (right). Traces of this once existing person only can be seen towards the lower right of the image above as well as on images taken shortly after the excavations:
Above: lower part of figure 4 as in 1968 [image by Burchard Brentjes].
The composition must have been roughly as in the sketch below:
What follows? - The mysterious figure 4A (our numbering) certainly must have been a high-ranking person. This is indicated by its front-position and by the princely nature of figure 4.
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