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RESTORATION OF THE MAUSOLEUM. 161
Scopas, on the north by Bryaxis, on the south by
Timotheus, on the "west by Leochares.
"Before these artists had terminated their labours,
Queen Artemisia died; but they did not cease from
their work till it was completely finished, regard-
ing it as a monument of their own fame and of art.
To this day it is a matter of dispute which of these
four masterpieces is the finest. With these sculptors
a fifth artist was associated. For, above the JPteron,
a pyramid equalled the lower height, contracting
by twenty-four steps to a point like that of a
meta. On the summit is a marble chariot, with
four horses, the work of Pythios. The addition of
this made the height of the entire work 110 feet."
The points to be remarked in this description are
the following; viz., that there was a Pteron or
peristyle edifice, surmounted by a pyramid, with a
quadriga ; that the plan of the 2?teron was oblong,
its greatest length being from east to west, and its
shorter sides forming fronts ; that the JPteron and
pyramid, with its quadriga, made up a height of 75',
and that the Avhole height of the building was 110'.
Pliny thus leaves 65' unaccounted for. This remain-
der may be assumed as the height of the basement,
or podium, the existence of which is implied, though
not directly stated, in Pliny's description. Bearing
in mind these particulars, we will proceed to con-
struct the edifice with the materials left to us.
We cannot begin from the foundation upwards, as
we have no exact information with regard to the
lower part. It will be better, therefore, to com-
mence by ascertaining the size of the platform upon
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Scopas, on the north by Bryaxis, on the south by
Timotheus, on the "west by Leochares.
"Before these artists had terminated their labours,
Queen Artemisia died; but they did not cease from
their work till it was completely finished, regard-
ing it as a monument of their own fame and of art.
To this day it is a matter of dispute which of these
four masterpieces is the finest. With these sculptors
a fifth artist was associated. For, above the JPteron,
a pyramid equalled the lower height, contracting
by twenty-four steps to a point like that of a
meta. On the summit is a marble chariot, with
four horses, the work of Pythios. The addition of
this made the height of the entire work 110 feet."
The points to be remarked in this description are
the following; viz., that there was a Pteron or
peristyle edifice, surmounted by a pyramid, with a
quadriga ; that the plan of the 2?teron was oblong,
its greatest length being from east to west, and its
shorter sides forming fronts ; that the JPteron and
pyramid, with its quadriga, made up a height of 75',
and that the Avhole height of the building was 110'.
Pliny thus leaves 65' unaccounted for. This remain-
der may be assumed as the height of the basement,
or podium, the existence of which is implied, though
not directly stated, in Pliny's description. Bearing
in mind these particulars, we will proceed to con-
struct the edifice with the materials left to us.
We cannot begin from the foundation upwards, as
we have no exact information with regard to the
lower part. It will be better, therefore, to com-
mence by ascertaining the size of the platform upon
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