Smith, Arthur H. [Editor]; British Museum <London> / Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities [Editor]: Catalogue of sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities (Band 2) (London, 1900)

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ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENTS.

The Bestored Order of the Mausoleum.

980. (Plato XV.) It has been necessary to exhibit the
base separately from the upper part of the order on
account of the want of head room. In order to obtain
the complete height, the upper part of the shaft, less
about 3 inches, should be placed upon the base.

The reconstruction follows that of K. P. Pullan (pub-
lished in Newton, Hist. Disc., pL 22) in its main outlines.
Various discrepancies, however, with Pullan's results
presented themselves in the course of the work, and
certain modifications of detail seemed to be necessary.
The only change of importance which materially aifects
the whole appearance of the order is in the amount of
projection assigned to the corona of the cornice (see
below \

As far as possible tho restoration has been composed of
the original fragments, subject only to tho reservation
that one specimen at least of each member has been kept
for detailed study near at hand.

In the drawings (figs. 4, 5) the restored portions are
distinguished by shading.

The Cymation. The distance between the two lions'
heads can be accurately determined, since the head on the
right is in one piece with the cymation slab, whose left-
hand joint, central between the two heads, is preserved.
We thus obtain an interval between the two heads of
42 inches. On one fragment the lion's head occurs at a
corner, and the}' have therefore not been placed over the
centres of the columns. The front part of the lion's head
on the right has been restored in plaster. The nosing of
tho cymation is not preserved in the restoration, except