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EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 3
25. Marble base of a statue placed in front of the statue of Athene
Hygieia.
2G. Marble base inscribed with a list of the agonistic victories of Kallias, not
in situ.
27. Rock-cut foundations for part of Kinion’s Propylaea.
28. The north wing or Pinacotheca of the Propylaea.
29. Water channel or culvert (it is deep down and covered in), of the fifth
century B.c., built of massive blocks of poros stone.
30. Rain-water channels and cisterns of the sixth century B.C.
31. 31. Foundations of poros stone of a large building of the fifth
century B.c.
32. 32. Rain-water channel cut in the rock, once covered with a stone lid.
33. Later branch channel to lead water to the Roman tank.
34. 34. Early road, partly rock-cut.
35. Rock levelled to receive some large base of a statue.
3G. Another rock foundation, with blocks of poros stone, which were pro-
bably part of a great pedestal.
Either this or the foundation at 35 belonged to the colossal bronze
statue of Athene Promachos by Pheidias.
37. Remains of a square tower of polygonal masonry, belonging to the
earliest structures on the Acropolis.
38. Flight of steps leading down to the base of the Acropolis wall, and so
out towards the west. These stairs are probably the work of Kimon.
39. Modern masonry, built to block up the exit at the foot of Kimon’s
stairs.
40. Wall of neat poros blocks of a building probably erected by Kimon.
41. Place where walls of three buildings, of three different dates, and set
on three different axes, meet together.
42. Stairs leading down to an ancient exit from the Acropolis through a
subterranean rock-cut passage. This is possibly the place where the
Persians entered the Acropolis in 480 B.c.
27. M. suggests that the square hole here is
the mark of the anta.
29, 30. See IV. and V. ; a late wall near 30
is intentionally omitted on the plan.
38. M.’s theory is that these steps, with their
immediate surroundings, were built by Kimon
against the earlier wall of the Acropolis built
by Themistocles. ‘ The stair wall is built
against parapet wall; courses do not range and
stair wall hides smooth lace and very neat
drafts.’ The present ground at the top of the
steps is ‘ a good deal below level of Kimon, but
about the same as older level of Themistocles. ’
39. Besides the exit to the stairs, there is
also here the exit to the long natural cleft in
the rock approached by the other stair, 42.
This was cleared recently. See’£</>.'Apx- 1897,
pl. 1.
40. ‘The stoa, which is clearly not before
Kimon’s time, shows that the Acropolis wall
near was probably work of Themistocles ; the
ground level of Acropolis wall is lower than
ground level temp. Kimon. Part of Theini-
stocles’ wall was hidden soon after it was built,
hence it is now wonderfully perfect.’ Cf. 43.
41. The red-hatched course ‘is oldest, of
Kara travertine.’ The second (40) was de-
stroyed when the third was built ; this last
‘ lookslate, as the big blocks are very badly put
together and many are blocks set on edge.’
The part of 40 to W. of this was rebuilt when
the later wall was built ‘in same rude way,’
with ‘pre-used blocks.’—M.
42. See 39. The distance from wall at 38
to wall at 42, which only measures 47 feet on
the plan, is actually 52 feet.
25. Marble base of a statue placed in front of the statue of Athene
Hygieia.
2G. Marble base inscribed with a list of the agonistic victories of Kallias, not
in situ.
27. Rock-cut foundations for part of Kinion’s Propylaea.
28. The north wing or Pinacotheca of the Propylaea.
29. Water channel or culvert (it is deep down and covered in), of the fifth
century B.c., built of massive blocks of poros stone.
30. Rain-water channels and cisterns of the sixth century B.C.
31. 31. Foundations of poros stone of a large building of the fifth
century B.c.
32. 32. Rain-water channel cut in the rock, once covered with a stone lid.
33. Later branch channel to lead water to the Roman tank.
34. 34. Early road, partly rock-cut.
35. Rock levelled to receive some large base of a statue.
3G. Another rock foundation, with blocks of poros stone, which were pro-
bably part of a great pedestal.
Either this or the foundation at 35 belonged to the colossal bronze
statue of Athene Promachos by Pheidias.
37. Remains of a square tower of polygonal masonry, belonging to the
earliest structures on the Acropolis.
38. Flight of steps leading down to the base of the Acropolis wall, and so
out towards the west. These stairs are probably the work of Kimon.
39. Modern masonry, built to block up the exit at the foot of Kimon’s
stairs.
40. Wall of neat poros blocks of a building probably erected by Kimon.
41. Place where walls of three buildings, of three different dates, and set
on three different axes, meet together.
42. Stairs leading down to an ancient exit from the Acropolis through a
subterranean rock-cut passage. This is possibly the place where the
Persians entered the Acropolis in 480 B.c.
27. M. suggests that the square hole here is
the mark of the anta.
29, 30. See IV. and V. ; a late wall near 30
is intentionally omitted on the plan.
38. M.’s theory is that these steps, with their
immediate surroundings, were built by Kimon
against the earlier wall of the Acropolis built
by Themistocles. ‘ The stair wall is built
against parapet wall; courses do not range and
stair wall hides smooth lace and very neat
drafts.’ The present ground at the top of the
steps is ‘ a good deal below level of Kimon, but
about the same as older level of Themistocles. ’
39. Besides the exit to the stairs, there is
also here the exit to the long natural cleft in
the rock approached by the other stair, 42.
This was cleared recently. See’£</>.'Apx- 1897,
pl. 1.
40. ‘The stoa, which is clearly not before
Kimon’s time, shows that the Acropolis wall
near was probably work of Themistocles ; the
ground level of Acropolis wall is lower than
ground level temp. Kimon. Part of Theini-
stocles’ wall was hidden soon after it was built,
hence it is now wonderfully perfect.’ Cf. 43.
41. The red-hatched course ‘is oldest, of
Kara travertine.’ The second (40) was de-
stroyed when the third was built ; this last
‘ lookslate, as the big blocks are very badly put
together and many are blocks set on edge.’
The part of 40 to W. of this was rebuilt when
the later wall was built ‘in same rude way,’
with ‘pre-used blocks.’—M.
42. See 39. The distance from wall at 38
to wall at 42, which only measures 47 feet on
the plan, is actually 52 feet.