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POMPEII
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above the level of the entablature. If the appearance of this
building alone had been taken into account, it would have been
simpler and more effective to place at the front of the portico a
single order of large columns the height of which should corre-
spond with that of the fagade; but as the colonnade about the
Forum was in two stories, the front of the portico was made to
conform to it. The columns below were of the Doric, those
above of the Ionic, order. The material — false travertine—■
was the same as that used in the new colonnade of the Forum.
Nevertheless, by the skilful handling of details a certain individ-
uality was given to the columns; while in general appearance
they harmonized with those about the Forum, the portico as a
whole stood out by itself as something distinct and characteristic.
The columns of the portico were left unfluted, as were those
of the new Forum colonnade, and were of the same height; but
their proportions were
more slender, their
ornamental forms
were slightly differ-
ent, and they were
set closer together.
The pains and skill
manifested in har-
monizing the partic-
ular with the general
architectural effect re-
flect much credit upon
the Pompeian board
of public works. Under the portico at the foot of each column
was a statue, facing the front of the building; the pedestals,
which still remain, assist in determining the places of the col-
umns, of which only one was found in position. The spaces be-
tween the columns could be closed by latticed gates, as may be
seen from traces of them remaining in the marble pavement
at the south end of the portico; the pavement elsewhere has
disappeared.
The wall at the rear of the portico, facing the Forum, was
richly ornamented. The broad entrance in the middle (6) is
Fig. 46. — The building of Eumachia : front of the
court, restored.
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above the level of the entablature. If the appearance of this
building alone had been taken into account, it would have been
simpler and more effective to place at the front of the portico a
single order of large columns the height of which should corre-
spond with that of the fagade; but as the colonnade about the
Forum was in two stories, the front of the portico was made to
conform to it. The columns below were of the Doric, those
above of the Ionic, order. The material — false travertine—■
was the same as that used in the new colonnade of the Forum.
Nevertheless, by the skilful handling of details a certain individ-
uality was given to the columns; while in general appearance
they harmonized with those about the Forum, the portico as a
whole stood out by itself as something distinct and characteristic.
The columns of the portico were left unfluted, as were those
of the new Forum colonnade, and were of the same height; but
their proportions were
more slender, their
ornamental forms
were slightly differ-
ent, and they were
set closer together.
The pains and skill
manifested in har-
monizing the partic-
ular with the general
architectural effect re-
flect much credit upon
the Pompeian board
of public works. Under the portico at the foot of each column
was a statue, facing the front of the building; the pedestals,
which still remain, assist in determining the places of the col-
umns, of which only one was found in position. The spaces be-
tween the columns could be closed by latticed gates, as may be
seen from traces of them remaining in the marble pavement
at the south end of the portico; the pavement elsewhere has
disappeared.
The wall at the rear of the portico, facing the Forum, was
richly ornamented. The broad entrance in the middle (6) is
Fig. 46. — The building of Eumachia : front of the
court, restored.