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112 HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY
subsequent deposit of earth, and much of what
fell here may have been destroyed or removed by
Turks looking for building materials.
As we advanced northward from theperibolus into
this field, we found, at the distance of 24' from the
north-west corner of the Quadrangle, a number of
drums of columns lying together in the soil, with
which were two capitals; one of these, from the
difference in the form of the volute, evidently be-
longed to an angle column. The drums of columns
appeared to be lying near the spot where they had
originally fallen; and it seems probable that they
belonged to the two capitals found with them, one of
which, in that case, nmst have supported the north-
west angle of the Pteron. The discovery of these
capitals is further interesting from the fact, that,
though the number of capitals according to Pliny
must have been thirty-six, we found three only in
the whole excavation in an entire state. This part
of the column being more easily broken up than the
drums, would be the first to disappear.
Advancing further to the north, we came upon
some fragments of two very large marble platters, or
phialce. The diameter of one of these is 2' 6", and
of the other 2' 1". The insides are much honey-
combed, as if the surface had been long exposed to
the drip of water. With these phialce were found
a portion of a large bowl of dark limestone, and
several fragments of smaller mavbiephidlcSi These
phialce may have been placed in one of the sepulchral
chambers in the tomb.
Proceeding a few yards further to the north,
subsequent deposit of earth, and much of what
fell here may have been destroyed or removed by
Turks looking for building materials.
As we advanced northward from theperibolus into
this field, we found, at the distance of 24' from the
north-west corner of the Quadrangle, a number of
drums of columns lying together in the soil, with
which were two capitals; one of these, from the
difference in the form of the volute, evidently be-
longed to an angle column. The drums of columns
appeared to be lying near the spot where they had
originally fallen; and it seems probable that they
belonged to the two capitals found with them, one of
which, in that case, nmst have supported the north-
west angle of the Pteron. The discovery of these
capitals is further interesting from the fact, that,
though the number of capitals according to Pliny
must have been thirty-six, we found three only in
the whole excavation in an entire state. This part
of the column being more easily broken up than the
drums, would be the first to disappear.
Advancing further to the north, we came upon
some fragments of two very large marble platters, or
phialce. The diameter of one of these is 2' 6", and
of the other 2' 1". The insides are much honey-
combed, as if the surface had been long exposed to
the drip of water. With these phialce were found
a portion of a large bowl of dark limestone, and
several fragments of smaller mavbiephidlcSi These
phialce may have been placed in one of the sepulchral
chambers in the tomb.
Proceeding a few yards further to the north,