Newton, Charles T. [Editor]; Pullan, Richard P. [Editor]: A history of discoveries at Halicarnassus, Cnidus and Branchidae (Band 2, Teil 2) (London, 1863)

470 SUPPOSED TEMPLE OF VENUS, ETC.

A little to the north of the north-west angle
of the Agora were the ruins of a considerable
edifice, marked " Large Building" in the Plan,
which has been constructed of very large slabs of
salmon-coloured marble.

The manner in which the joints of these slabs
were dressed indicated that the masonry was of a
good period. No columns, or traces of archi-
tectural decoration, appeared among these ruins.

From the great size of the blocks, the building
must have been of a very massive character.

The absence of architectural ornament makes it
probable that it was an edifice intended as a place
of deposit for municipal archives or other public
property. On excavation, it appeared that some
late Roman or Byzantine structure had been erected
here after the original edifice fell into decay.

Lieutenant Smith excavated this site in several
places, but found no remains of sculpture or
inscriptions.

To the north-east of the Temple of the Muses
are some ruins marked " Doric Building" in the
Plan, where I discovered a small altar with a
dedication to the Gods by a Demiourgos. (Plate
XCIL, No. 40.) I made a small excavation here,
but obtained no result.