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16 EXPLANATORY DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES
edifices of the Greeks, as these last ever excelled their conquerors in the purity of the detail and in
the elegance of the profile of the individual orders.
The remark with which Mr. Taylor Combe concludes his description of the contests of the
Centaurs and Lapithaj seems to confirm the suggestions here advanced. " The style of these bas-re-
liefs is by no means uniform, some of the compositions being remarkably elegant and graceful, while,
in others, the design is less beautiful, and, in some of them, the just proportions of the human figure
have not by any means been accurately preserved. The legs, for example, are occasionally too short,
and we may add that there is a deficiency of expression in the countenances, more particularly of the
men and of the females; such defects, however, are amply compensated by the general ability displayed
in the execution of the marbles, and, though decidedly inferior to the frieze of the Parthenon, these
sculptures collectively are well entitled to claim the next distinguished place in point of real interest
and merit. In the frieze of the Parthenon we discern more purity of taste in the design, and a
higher degree of finish in the execution ; but the Phigalian marbles display a bolder relief and a
greater freedom of composition ; the artist, from the nature of his subjects, having been enabled to
exhibit the figures in more powerful action."
PLATE VITJ.
DETAILS OF THE IONIC ORDER OF THE INTERIOR.
Fig. 1. Plan of one of the attached Ionic columns with the various projections of the mould-
ings of the base ; the darker tint indicates the upper diameter; the lighter the lower diameter and the
wall.
Fig. 2. Elevation of the preceding figure. It will be observed that the first high course
of the walls of the cella, which forms a species of podium, returns along the side of the projection,
which is terminated by the column somewhat exceeding its semi-diameter. The sinkings immediately
above the pavement appear on the section of the wall, but do not return round the projecting wall;
they are here dotted in to explain how they are arranged at the angles of the transverse walls of the
pronaos and opisthodomus, and which may be further seen by reference to the preceding plate.
No part of the wall exists now above the first high course, on the upper surface of which there
are indications of a set off of more than half an inch. The plinth, on which are placed the bases of
the Ionic and Corinthian columns, is elevated about two inches above the level of the impluvium of
the cella.
Fig. 3. Elevation of the front of the lower frustum and base of the Ionic columns.
Fig. 4. Section to the fourth of the original size of the torus of the base, by which is shewn
the peculiar section of the bottom of the flute.
Fig. 5. Plan of three of the flutes at large.
Fig. 6. Capital3 and upper part of the shaft. For the dimensions on this elevation I am in-
debted to the obliging assistance of Mr. Thomas Allason, well known as the author of a work on Pola
in Istria, and who, during a short visit to the temple, was enabled to take only a few cursory notes,
the correctness of which other authorities have enabled me to verify.
Fig. 7. Plan of the flutes at large.
Fig. 8. Plan of the top of the capital.
* This capital has been beautifully executed by Messrs. Browne, at the Honourable Robert Clive's, Oakley Park, Ludlow, Shrop-
and Co. Scagliola manufacturers, after drawings by Mr. C. R. shire.
Cockcrell, at Mr. Baring's house, the Grange, Hampshire, and
edifices of the Greeks, as these last ever excelled their conquerors in the purity of the detail and in
the elegance of the profile of the individual orders.
The remark with which Mr. Taylor Combe concludes his description of the contests of the
Centaurs and Lapithaj seems to confirm the suggestions here advanced. " The style of these bas-re-
liefs is by no means uniform, some of the compositions being remarkably elegant and graceful, while,
in others, the design is less beautiful, and, in some of them, the just proportions of the human figure
have not by any means been accurately preserved. The legs, for example, are occasionally too short,
and we may add that there is a deficiency of expression in the countenances, more particularly of the
men and of the females; such defects, however, are amply compensated by the general ability displayed
in the execution of the marbles, and, though decidedly inferior to the frieze of the Parthenon, these
sculptures collectively are well entitled to claim the next distinguished place in point of real interest
and merit. In the frieze of the Parthenon we discern more purity of taste in the design, and a
higher degree of finish in the execution ; but the Phigalian marbles display a bolder relief and a
greater freedom of composition ; the artist, from the nature of his subjects, having been enabled to
exhibit the figures in more powerful action."
PLATE VITJ.
DETAILS OF THE IONIC ORDER OF THE INTERIOR.
Fig. 1. Plan of one of the attached Ionic columns with the various projections of the mould-
ings of the base ; the darker tint indicates the upper diameter; the lighter the lower diameter and the
wall.
Fig. 2. Elevation of the preceding figure. It will be observed that the first high course
of the walls of the cella, which forms a species of podium, returns along the side of the projection,
which is terminated by the column somewhat exceeding its semi-diameter. The sinkings immediately
above the pavement appear on the section of the wall, but do not return round the projecting wall;
they are here dotted in to explain how they are arranged at the angles of the transverse walls of the
pronaos and opisthodomus, and which may be further seen by reference to the preceding plate.
No part of the wall exists now above the first high course, on the upper surface of which there
are indications of a set off of more than half an inch. The plinth, on which are placed the bases of
the Ionic and Corinthian columns, is elevated about two inches above the level of the impluvium of
the cella.
Fig. 3. Elevation of the front of the lower frustum and base of the Ionic columns.
Fig. 4. Section to the fourth of the original size of the torus of the base, by which is shewn
the peculiar section of the bottom of the flute.
Fig. 5. Plan of three of the flutes at large.
Fig. 6. Capital3 and upper part of the shaft. For the dimensions on this elevation I am in-
debted to the obliging assistance of Mr. Thomas Allason, well known as the author of a work on Pola
in Istria, and who, during a short visit to the temple, was enabled to take only a few cursory notes,
the correctness of which other authorities have enabled me to verify.
Fig. 7. Plan of the flutes at large.
Fig. 8. Plan of the top of the capital.
* This capital has been beautifully executed by Messrs. Browne, at the Honourable Robert Clive's, Oakley Park, Ludlow, Shrop-
and Co. Scagliola manufacturers, after drawings by Mr. C. R. shire.
Cockcrell, at Mr. Baring's house, the Grange, Hampshire, and