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PAGAN ARCHITECTURE IN THE DJEBEL HAURAN
which is one of the most conspicuous features of the ruin. This opening consists of
a broad central arch flanked by two narrow arches supported within the opening by
Atrium ofbasilica in Seraya at Kanawat, from the southeast.
two columns of stout proportions, and at the ends by square pilasters. The columns
have molded Attic bases, short cylindrical shafts with an astragal at the top, and capi-
tals which must have been taken from some older building. Each capital is adorned
at the bottom with a row of acanthus leaves arranged as in the Corinthian order; but
above this, in place of the second row of leaves and the volutes, we find a deep scotia
carved with perpendicular grooves, an echinus adorned with the egg and dart, and a
square abacus with delicate moldings. The bases of the pilasters are simply splay-
faced, but the caps have good moldings, though they are not alike. The central arch
is molded on both sides with a cyma recta and fillets; the side arches are quite plain.
At the south end of the atrium were three portals opening into the basilica. The cen-
tral opening (a) was ornamented with a lintel and jambs which were unquestionably
taken from a building of earlier date and better style. This is the portal that has
been already described on page 360.
The interior of the basilica was provided with colonnades on all sides, like the pagan
basilicas of Rome, there being a column directly in front of the central portal and one
just before the center of the apse. The six columns of the side ranges were so spaced
that there were two narrow intercolumniations on either side of a broad one; all
PAGAN ARCHITECTURE IN THE DJEBEL HAURAN
which is one of the most conspicuous features of the ruin. This opening consists of
a broad central arch flanked by two narrow arches supported within the opening by
Atrium ofbasilica in Seraya at Kanawat, from the southeast.
two columns of stout proportions, and at the ends by square pilasters. The columns
have molded Attic bases, short cylindrical shafts with an astragal at the top, and capi-
tals which must have been taken from some older building. Each capital is adorned
at the bottom with a row of acanthus leaves arranged as in the Corinthian order; but
above this, in place of the second row of leaves and the volutes, we find a deep scotia
carved with perpendicular grooves, an echinus adorned with the egg and dart, and a
square abacus with delicate moldings. The bases of the pilasters are simply splay-
faced, but the caps have good moldings, though they are not alike. The central arch
is molded on both sides with a cyma recta and fillets; the side arches are quite plain.
At the south end of the atrium were three portals opening into the basilica. The cen-
tral opening (a) was ornamented with a lintel and jambs which were unquestionably
taken from a building of earlier date and better style. This is the portal that has
been already described on page 360.
The interior of the basilica was provided with colonnades on all sides, like the pagan
basilicas of Rome, there being a column directly in front of the central portal and one
just before the center of the apse. The six columns of the side ranges were so spaced
that there were two narrow intercolumniations on either side of a broad one; all