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ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS.
[chap. hi.
Stylobate of East
Wing.
First step.
Indiscriminate
use of two varie-
ties of cramps.
First step
continued.
Second or top
stop.
Broken stone
altered and used
up.
Panels on top of
Stylobate.
Butt ends of slab.
course has two stones in the thickness of the walk It is 11 inches deep, and the front stones
are 3 feet 6 inches long, and 1 foot 7 inches wide. There have been no cramps. The course
below this again is 12 inches deep. The lowest courses have not been completely cleared. The
face of each course is set in slightly from the one under it. In the case of the two topmost
courses, this setting in is an inch wide, while at the third course, it is as much as 4 inches.
It is very likely that these courses may have been faced with stucco, although we have no
evidence on the point.
A portion of the stylobate of the east wing still exists in a more or less complete state.
It consists of a course of limestone foundation slabs and two steps over. The conglomerate
foundation under these is built of squared blocks, sometimes one, sometimes two, in the
width of the wall. They are connected by I—i cramps. The limestone foundation course is
4 feet 3^· inches wide and 8| inches thick. The slabs of this course are also joined by l i
cramps. The face of the first step is 2| inches in from the edge of this. The course
comprising the first step is 8J- inches deep and measures from 3 feet 10 inches to 4 feet
across. Here we find that the slabs have been connected by J—| cramps, and it is curious
to observe the use of these two varieties of cramps together in this way in what is, to all
appearance, work of one period and where in any case the lower slabs—where the m cramps
occur—must have been fixed before the upper ones which have the other variety. This
form, as we have already seen, has been identified elsewhere, on the site of Megalopolis,
with the earlier work, whereas the I—I cramps have been found in work which bears every
evidence of having been added later. The width of the actual tread of this first step is
inches, and the riser has a continuous sunk fillet along the foot about -| inch deep,
and over this, on each stone, there is a projecting panel on the vertical face with a dressed
margin, also about f inch wide, going all round. (See detail, Pl. XV., Fig. 5.) The second
step, which forms the top of the stylobate, is 3 feet 1 inch broad and 8J inches deep. This
upper step has a continuous double sinking along the foot of its vertical face and the total
depth of this sinking is 1-| inches. It is curious to observe that the first stone on the side
return of the stylobate has its inside vertical face dressed similar to the outside one and with a
rough projecting knob in the centre and a half one at either end. The central knob has had a
deep piece knocked out of it, and the hole made by this breakage goes in deeper than the
dressed face of the stone. This seems to show that the present inner face had originally been
intended for the outer and that, perhaps in moving or fixing the stone, it had received this
damage, after which it was reversed, and the original plain inner face had the fillets sunk into it
and became the front face. On the top of the stylobate slabs between the pillars we find
again the raised panels. The lines of these are quite apparent, although the top surface has
been worn a good deal. They have a 3^- inch dressed margin round them. (See Pl. ΧΛFig. 4.)
The butt ends of the stylobate slabs have the usual dressed margin round the edges and
the inner surface is very rough and sunk in. This margin measures 4 inches in width at the
sides and 2 inches along the top. The top of the stylobate is level with that of the continuous
cillcourse of the walls.
Doric Pillars.
Anta.
Dressed surface
of pillars.
Horizontal beds
of columns.
The intermediate pillars are 4 feet 1J inches apart—measured to the inside of the
flutes—but the space between the angle pillar and the second one is only 3 feet 5^- inches.
They have a diameter at the base of 2 feet 8 inches between the flutes, and there are
twenty flutes in the circumference. The portions of these pillars still in position on the
stylobate, five in all, vary in height and they have all got level beds on top. The longest,
the angle one, is 5 feet 2 J inches high and the shortest is 3 feet 10 inches. A portion of the
anta on the east return is also in position. It consists of a plain oblong block of white
limestone 4 feet 10jy inches long, 2 feet 11 inches wide, and 1 foot 5^- inches thick. Its inner
edge is flush with that of the stylobate. The east wall finishes against it at the back, and it is
curious to observe that on the upper part of this back face there is a roughly dressed and slightly
projecting panel. The surface of the columns is not dressed quite smooth but shows tool marks
as if left from a toothed chisel. This dressed face is quite clear and fresh and it is similar
to that so clearly seen on the later steps of the Thersilion Portico. The top step of the
stylobate has the same surface, while that on the panel of the lower step is somewhat rougher.
The horizontal beds of these columns are dressed smooth for about 8 inches in from
the face and beyond this the circular part in the centre is slightly sunk and roughly
dabbed. Two dowel holes are cut in each bed opposite to each other. They measure about
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS.
[chap. hi.
Stylobate of East
Wing.
First step.
Indiscriminate
use of two varie-
ties of cramps.
First step
continued.
Second or top
stop.
Broken stone
altered and used
up.
Panels on top of
Stylobate.
Butt ends of slab.
course has two stones in the thickness of the walk It is 11 inches deep, and the front stones
are 3 feet 6 inches long, and 1 foot 7 inches wide. There have been no cramps. The course
below this again is 12 inches deep. The lowest courses have not been completely cleared. The
face of each course is set in slightly from the one under it. In the case of the two topmost
courses, this setting in is an inch wide, while at the third course, it is as much as 4 inches.
It is very likely that these courses may have been faced with stucco, although we have no
evidence on the point.
A portion of the stylobate of the east wing still exists in a more or less complete state.
It consists of a course of limestone foundation slabs and two steps over. The conglomerate
foundation under these is built of squared blocks, sometimes one, sometimes two, in the
width of the wall. They are connected by I—i cramps. The limestone foundation course is
4 feet 3^· inches wide and 8| inches thick. The slabs of this course are also joined by l i
cramps. The face of the first step is 2| inches in from the edge of this. The course
comprising the first step is 8J- inches deep and measures from 3 feet 10 inches to 4 feet
across. Here we find that the slabs have been connected by J—| cramps, and it is curious
to observe the use of these two varieties of cramps together in this way in what is, to all
appearance, work of one period and where in any case the lower slabs—where the m cramps
occur—must have been fixed before the upper ones which have the other variety. This
form, as we have already seen, has been identified elsewhere, on the site of Megalopolis,
with the earlier work, whereas the I—I cramps have been found in work which bears every
evidence of having been added later. The width of the actual tread of this first step is
inches, and the riser has a continuous sunk fillet along the foot about -| inch deep,
and over this, on each stone, there is a projecting panel on the vertical face with a dressed
margin, also about f inch wide, going all round. (See detail, Pl. XV., Fig. 5.) The second
step, which forms the top of the stylobate, is 3 feet 1 inch broad and 8J inches deep. This
upper step has a continuous double sinking along the foot of its vertical face and the total
depth of this sinking is 1-| inches. It is curious to observe that the first stone on the side
return of the stylobate has its inside vertical face dressed similar to the outside one and with a
rough projecting knob in the centre and a half one at either end. The central knob has had a
deep piece knocked out of it, and the hole made by this breakage goes in deeper than the
dressed face of the stone. This seems to show that the present inner face had originally been
intended for the outer and that, perhaps in moving or fixing the stone, it had received this
damage, after which it was reversed, and the original plain inner face had the fillets sunk into it
and became the front face. On the top of the stylobate slabs between the pillars we find
again the raised panels. The lines of these are quite apparent, although the top surface has
been worn a good deal. They have a 3^- inch dressed margin round them. (See Pl. ΧΛFig. 4.)
The butt ends of the stylobate slabs have the usual dressed margin round the edges and
the inner surface is very rough and sunk in. This margin measures 4 inches in width at the
sides and 2 inches along the top. The top of the stylobate is level with that of the continuous
cillcourse of the walls.
Doric Pillars.
Anta.
Dressed surface
of pillars.
Horizontal beds
of columns.
The intermediate pillars are 4 feet 1J inches apart—measured to the inside of the
flutes—but the space between the angle pillar and the second one is only 3 feet 5^- inches.
They have a diameter at the base of 2 feet 8 inches between the flutes, and there are
twenty flutes in the circumference. The portions of these pillars still in position on the
stylobate, five in all, vary in height and they have all got level beds on top. The longest,
the angle one, is 5 feet 2 J inches high and the shortest is 3 feet 10 inches. A portion of the
anta on the east return is also in position. It consists of a plain oblong block of white
limestone 4 feet 10jy inches long, 2 feet 11 inches wide, and 1 foot 5^- inches thick. Its inner
edge is flush with that of the stylobate. The east wall finishes against it at the back, and it is
curious to observe that on the upper part of this back face there is a roughly dressed and slightly
projecting panel. The surface of the columns is not dressed quite smooth but shows tool marks
as if left from a toothed chisel. This dressed face is quite clear and fresh and it is similar
to that so clearly seen on the later steps of the Thersilion Portico. The top step of the
stylobate has the same surface, while that on the panel of the lower step is somewhat rougher.
The horizontal beds of these columns are dressed smooth for about 8 inches in from
the face and beyond this the circular part in the centre is slightly sunk and roughly
dabbed. Two dowel holes are cut in each bed opposite to each other. They measure about