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doors here were not placed in the doorway, but in front of it,
and were besides somewhat larger, so that the effect was ren-
dered more imposing when they were shut.
The ornamentation of the cella was especially rich. A row of
Ionic columns, about fifteen feet high, stood in front of each of
the longer sides; the entablature above them probably served as
a base for a similar row of Corinthian columns, the entablature
of which in turn supported the ceiling. On the intermediate
entablature, between the columns of the upper series, statues and
votive offerings were doubtless placed. The floor about the sides
was covered with white mosaic, of which scanty remains have

been found; the marble pavement
of the centre (inside of the dotted line,
Fig. 18) has wholly disappeared.
A section of the wall decoration, in
the second Pompeian style, is shown
in Fig. 20. We notice here the char-
acteristic elements—imitation of mar-
ble veneering, with large red central
panels and a cornice above. The base
with its simple dividing lines upon a
black ground was painted over in the
third style; originally it must have
been more suggestive of real construc-
tion, with a narrow painted border
along the upper edge.
Against the rear wall of the cella
stands a large pedestal, three times
as long as it is broad. It was origi-
nally divided by four pilasters — two
at the corners and two on the front
between them — into three parts.
Later the pilasters and the entabla-
ture over them were removed, and the

Fig. 20. — Section of the wall
decoration in the cella of the
temple of Jupiter.


whole was covered with marble veneering. Inside were three
small rooms, entered by separate doors from the cella. The
pedestal was thus built for three images; three divinities were
worshipped here, and in the little chambers underneath were
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