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EIELD OF HADJI CAPTAN. 281
The proprietor of the field having shown me the
spot where this torso Avas found, I commenced
digging all round it. At the depth of from two to
four feet, I came to a Roman tessellated pavement,
extending in various directions ; following this out,
I laid bare room after room, till at last the plan
of a large villa was clearly made out.
The result of the whole excavation is laid clown
in the ground-plan (Plate XXXIX.).
The foundations marked in this plan extend from
east to west 119', and 89' from north to south.
The several rooms contained within this space are
marked in the plan with the letters A to E.
Of these rooms A, B, C, and E, are on a higher
level than the rest.
Room A.
This room measures 26' by 27-g-'.
In the centre of the apartment was a rectangular
area, sunk below the level of the floor to the depth
of 10", and measuring 7' 6" by 7' 4". This was
paved with polished slabs of white marble, laid on
a bed of pounded brick and concrete, 8" thick.
The slabs of marble were 1" thick, beautifully
fitted and jointed. On the upper surface of this
marble pavement was a layer of strong cement.
It would appear that this central sunk square either
belonged to an earlier room, or, having been part
of the original plan, was afterwards filled up to
the same level as the rest of the floor. Round
this square were four oblong pictures, each occu-
The proprietor of the field having shown me the
spot where this torso Avas found, I commenced
digging all round it. At the depth of from two to
four feet, I came to a Roman tessellated pavement,
extending in various directions ; following this out,
I laid bare room after room, till at last the plan
of a large villa was clearly made out.
The result of the whole excavation is laid clown
in the ground-plan (Plate XXXIX.).
The foundations marked in this plan extend from
east to west 119', and 89' from north to south.
The several rooms contained within this space are
marked in the plan with the letters A to E.
Of these rooms A, B, C, and E, are on a higher
level than the rest.
Room A.
This room measures 26' by 27-g-'.
In the centre of the apartment was a rectangular
area, sunk below the level of the floor to the depth
of 10", and measuring 7' 6" by 7' 4". This was
paved with polished slabs of white marble, laid on
a bed of pounded brick and concrete, 8" thick.
The slabs of marble were 1" thick, beautifully
fitted and jointed. On the upper surface of this
marble pavement was a layer of strong cement.
It would appear that this central sunk square either
belonged to an earlier room, or, having been part
of the original plan, was afterwards filled up to
the same level as the rest of the floor. Round
this square were four oblong pictures, each occu-