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APPENDIX 1:
CATALOG OF ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS FROM THE SCAENAE FRONS
AND THEIR POSITION

Level 1: Column Bases

First Story

It is not possible to determine the position of the single preserved fragment.
1-1 Column Base (pl. 72)
Column base following the Roman Ionic type with torus - scotia - scotia - torus above a square plinth, light gray marble.
H. 31 cm, p. 1. max. 76 cm, upper diam. approx. 60 cm.
Less than a quarter of the molding is preserved, all comers of the square plinth are chipped. Top surface with lewis hole (9.5
x 5 cm) and a radial pour channel to the edge. Surface smoothed with fine tooth chisel. Bottom with two parallel dowel holes
(2.5 x 2.5 cm each) and a setting out line in the center. Two concentric dimension lines around the edge of the plinth. Surface
smoothed with fine tooth chisel.

Level 2: Columns
It is not possible to determine the position of the preserved fragments.
2 Column Shafts (pl. 73,1-2)
All the pieces are of red granite.
For all pieces, only the diameter of the shaft could be measured. None of the bearing surfaces is fully preserved.

No.
Top/bottom
Dowel holes
Diam. of shaft
Preserved height
2-1
Bottom
3 x 3.5 cm
62 cm
73 cm
2-2
Top
6 x 6.5 cm, pour channel
53 cm
47 cm
2-3
Bottom
3 x 3.5 cm
59 cm
106 cm
2-4
Bottom
3 x 3.5 cm
59 cm
128 cm
2-5
Top
6.5 x 6.5 cm, pour channel
52 cm
60 cm
2-6
Bottom
3.5 x 3.5 cm
60.5 cm
66 cm
2-7
Bottom
3 x 2.5 cm
59 cm
98 cm
2-8
Top
7x7 cm, pour channel
53 cm
73 cm
2-9
Top
5 x ? cm (partly broken)
53 cm
65 cm
2-10
Top
5.5 x 5.5 cm, pour channel
54 cm
55 cm

Level 3: Capitals
It is not possible to determine the position of the piece.
3-1 Column Capital (pl. 74)
Corinthian capital, light gray marble. Findspot no. P61/59.
H. 67 cm, lower diam. 52 cm.
Published: Plattner- Schmidt-Colinet 2005, 245 fig. 3.
Corinthian column capital with eight acanthus leaves for the lower and eight for the upper ring. Three comers are broken off
for the most part, on one side a part of the calathos is missing. The piece is damaged and parts of the leaves, esp. the droop-
ing tops are chipped.
Hie leaves of the first ring have five lobes with ribs that are carved V-shaped in section, the leaves of the second ring have
three lobes. Hie eyelets are elongated. Hie calyx shows deep drillings. The three preserved fleurons differ from each other.
Two are flowers with projecting fleshy petals, the third one is fan-shaped.
Hie top is worked with a pointed chisel, no dowel holes are preserved.
 
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