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II. A. i. Ammonitis.
they now lie. They include three capitals and three half capitals of the same dimen-
sions as the pair which belong in the entrance, but of a different order (a nondescript
order which we may call Persian for present convenience). An odd number of one or
the other is of course impossible in any arrangement of the porch, and we must
conclude that other similar caps lie hidden in the ruins of the porch. Parts of two
A Ill. 4. B
to see, but which I was
engaged columns (Ill. 4 A) stand one on either side of the
portal; both have fallen forward at an angle, and may
have been shifted slightly from their positions, but if they
are to come exactly opposite the entrance columns they
will be only 2 meters apart on centers, and that will not
allow for the lintel of the portal, which is itself over 2
meters long. These engaged columns, which I was able
unable to approach from the front, were measured from
inside, and I probably made the error of measuring the walls adjoining the portal
instead of the backs of the engaged columns, which should then be placed in the spaces
on either side as I have shown in the alternate plan on Plate III. These spaces were
not doorways, as they are shown on M. de Vogue’s plan, for they have neither door-
stops nor mouldings. Some arrangement of columns within the porch was required to
support the slabs, 2 meters long, which covered it. The finding of a section of pier
with an engaged column (Ill. 4. B.) in the porch, suggested the restoration Ill. 2. C.; but
the presence of more than two “Persian” capitals in the same space gives weight to
the alternate plan on Plate III; for the section shown in Ill. 4. B. may have fallen from
within the portal.
Superstructure. — The north facade is restored largely from fragments shown on
the opposite page, and numbered as follows.
1. Base of lower order.
2. Capital of lower order.
3. Cap. of antae, lower order.
4. Architrave and frieze, lower order.
5. Cornice of lower order.
ii<2. Capital of interior columns of porch and of interior
half columns.
6. String course.
7. Uppermost cornice.
8. Pier of upper order, side view of Base.
9. Cap. of upper order, front view.
10. Angle-cap below main cornice.
nA View of same from above.
12. Bottom of antae caps in upper order.
13. Interior entablature.
14. Lintel of main portal.
15. Block of cornice from outside the wall.
16. Small architrave and frieze from the interior.
The base course, or the side of the foundation, projects 18 to 25 cm. beyond
the face of the walls: its height is purely a matter of conjecture in these drawings.
Above this the three main courses are treated, in part, as drafted masonry. The
first course has a height of 2.10 m. on all sides, and a thickness of from .88 m.
to .90 m., averaging in lenght, 3.90. The stones of the second course are of
huge dimensions, varying from 2,45 m. to 3 m. in height. The long blocks forming
the angles of the building are from 5.24 m. to 5.36 m. long. The third course
varies in height owing to the uneven height of the course below, at its lowest it
measures .95 m., at its highest, 1.45 m. The string course is not equally high at
all points, but its mouldings do not change, and its top was level all around. The
course which bears the frieze of lions varies only slightly, from 1.92 m. to 2.10 in
height, and is 80 centimeters thick including the relief. The north fagade (Plate I.)
II. A. i. Ammonitis.
they now lie. They include three capitals and three half capitals of the same dimen-
sions as the pair which belong in the entrance, but of a different order (a nondescript
order which we may call Persian for present convenience). An odd number of one or
the other is of course impossible in any arrangement of the porch, and we must
conclude that other similar caps lie hidden in the ruins of the porch. Parts of two
A Ill. 4. B
to see, but which I was
engaged columns (Ill. 4 A) stand one on either side of the
portal; both have fallen forward at an angle, and may
have been shifted slightly from their positions, but if they
are to come exactly opposite the entrance columns they
will be only 2 meters apart on centers, and that will not
allow for the lintel of the portal, which is itself over 2
meters long. These engaged columns, which I was able
unable to approach from the front, were measured from
inside, and I probably made the error of measuring the walls adjoining the portal
instead of the backs of the engaged columns, which should then be placed in the spaces
on either side as I have shown in the alternate plan on Plate III. These spaces were
not doorways, as they are shown on M. de Vogue’s plan, for they have neither door-
stops nor mouldings. Some arrangement of columns within the porch was required to
support the slabs, 2 meters long, which covered it. The finding of a section of pier
with an engaged column (Ill. 4. B.) in the porch, suggested the restoration Ill. 2. C.; but
the presence of more than two “Persian” capitals in the same space gives weight to
the alternate plan on Plate III; for the section shown in Ill. 4. B. may have fallen from
within the portal.
Superstructure. — The north facade is restored largely from fragments shown on
the opposite page, and numbered as follows.
1. Base of lower order.
2. Capital of lower order.
3. Cap. of antae, lower order.
4. Architrave and frieze, lower order.
5. Cornice of lower order.
ii<2. Capital of interior columns of porch and of interior
half columns.
6. String course.
7. Uppermost cornice.
8. Pier of upper order, side view of Base.
9. Cap. of upper order, front view.
10. Angle-cap below main cornice.
nA View of same from above.
12. Bottom of antae caps in upper order.
13. Interior entablature.
14. Lintel of main portal.
15. Block of cornice from outside the wall.
16. Small architrave and frieze from the interior.
The base course, or the side of the foundation, projects 18 to 25 cm. beyond
the face of the walls: its height is purely a matter of conjecture in these drawings.
Above this the three main courses are treated, in part, as drafted masonry. The
first course has a height of 2.10 m. on all sides, and a thickness of from .88 m.
to .90 m., averaging in lenght, 3.90. The stones of the second course are of
huge dimensions, varying from 2,45 m. to 3 m. in height. The long blocks forming
the angles of the building are from 5.24 m. to 5.36 m. long. The third course
varies in height owing to the uneven height of the course below, at its lowest it
measures .95 m., at its highest, 1.45 m. The string course is not equally high at
all points, but its mouldings do not change, and its top was level all around. The
course which bears the frieze of lions varies only slightly, from 1.92 m. to 2.10 in
height, and is 80 centimeters thick including the relief. The north fagade (Plate I.)