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ROOM OF THRONE'
907
Here, only about a foot below the rough herbage, there began to come
into view rubble walling of the usual construction, with remains of painted
aster attached to its Southern face. A little below this, again, appeared
Pi
Fig. SS2. Corner of Balustrade with Steps descending to ' Lustral
Basin ': at the Angle, Base of Wooden Column.
the curved top of what, when fully cleared of earth and debris, proved to
be the arched back of a finely carved gypsum throne, partly embedded in
the plaster coating of the wall, while on either side of this, after a short
interval, there appeared two gypsum benches lower in height, beside and
above which were further remains of wall-painting. The throne and seats
lay on the border of a paved area, the actual clearance of which is seen
in Fig. 881.
On the South side of this paved area, opposite the gypsum throne,
there was now uncovered a balustrade of the same material, Hanked by a
similar low bench (see Figs. 882 and 883). The back of this showed sockets
in which, at the moment of excavation, remains of three carbonized columns
still stood, though the charcoal proved to be too friable to hold together
when deprived of the deposit that had cased them round. The coping of
tie balustrade was found to overlook a small lustral basin of the usual
sunken kind. This was approached by a descending flight of steps which, like
its paved floor and the lining slabs round, were also of gypsum (Fig. 882).
Wall-
paintings,
carved
gypsum
throne,
benches,
balus-
trade, and
sunken
basin.
907
Here, only about a foot below the rough herbage, there began to come
into view rubble walling of the usual construction, with remains of painted
aster attached to its Southern face. A little below this, again, appeared
Pi
Fig. SS2. Corner of Balustrade with Steps descending to ' Lustral
Basin ': at the Angle, Base of Wooden Column.
the curved top of what, when fully cleared of earth and debris, proved to
be the arched back of a finely carved gypsum throne, partly embedded in
the plaster coating of the wall, while on either side of this, after a short
interval, there appeared two gypsum benches lower in height, beside and
above which were further remains of wall-painting. The throne and seats
lay on the border of a paved area, the actual clearance of which is seen
in Fig. 881.
On the South side of this paved area, opposite the gypsum throne,
there was now uncovered a balustrade of the same material, Hanked by a
similar low bench (see Figs. 882 and 883). The back of this showed sockets
in which, at the moment of excavation, remains of three carbonized columns
still stood, though the charcoal proved to be too friable to hold together
when deprived of the deposit that had cased them round. The coping of
tie balustrade was found to overlook a small lustral basin of the usual
sunken kind. This was approached by a descending flight of steps which, like
its paved floor and the lining slabs round, were also of gypsum (Fig. 882).
Wall-
paintings,
carved
gypsum
throne,
benches,
balus-
trade, and
sunken
basin.