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Division II Section A Part 6
by narrow mouldings; the innermost band appears to be a flowing vine of convolvulus,
the next, slightly bevelled, bears a running design of thistles; the moulding between
them remembles a miniature crenellation. The third band, a shallow cavetto, has broad,
flat leaves which have two alternating patterns on their faces; the fourth are stiff palmate
leaves, like the ends of the acanthus. Adjoining either jamb is a narrow pedestal (B.
in Ill. 330) fixed to the wall and projecting about 60 cm. from it. The deep base-
moulding of the wall, — a fascia, a flat torus, a high, flat cyma recta and a narrow
cavetto -, forms also the base of the pedestal, but its profile is slightly flattened. The
die is only 15 cm. thick, it is 40 cm. high and is adorned with tall upright leaves, one
acanthus-like leaf on its outer face and three plain leaves, either uncarved acanthus or
some fat water leaf, on each side. The cap of the pedestal is plain. The pilasters
(A. in Ill. 330) project 80 cm. from the wall in which the portal is, and only 17 cm.
from the wall extending beyond them. Its base has a moulding of the same height as
the base-moulding of the wall, but of different profile; the two lower members and the
uppermost member are the same in both, but the pilaster base has a deep cavetto and
a flat torus separated by a fillet in place of the flat cyma recta, and it most interesting
to see how these two sets of mouldings were warped together at the inner angles.
The base-moulding of the long walls on either side of the gateway has the same
members as that of the wall between the pilasters and at the jambs, but the profile
of the cyma recta is much more salient. All these features are represented by two or
three courses which are still in situ. Within the gateway are the two step-like seats
and a narrow passage, and then the bases of two piers with engaged column-bases.
To the right and left of these are the bases of the columns of the peristyle.
In clearing away the great heap of fallen building stones which covered the site
of the entrance we found practically all of the carved details which had adorned the
monument. These were set aside, and squeezes were made of each of them. The
fallen pieces of the jambs gave the height of the doorway, all the pieces of the broken
lintel were found, the middle part having a spread eagle carved in flat relief under its
soffit. A number of blocks belonging to the anta, or pilaster, with the palmtree-trunk
ornament, were found. On one side there were only four, which would make the
pilaster equal in height to the opening of the gate as it is shown in the cast (Ill. 332),
but on the other side there were more blocks suggesting the height shown in the
restoration (Ill. 329). The uppermost blocks of the pilasters terminate in almost circular
flat surfaces (Ill. 330 A.) as if to receive capitals, but no fragment of a capital was
found, and I have placed the two great eagles found on the spot upon the tops of these
pilasters. These eagles must have stood nearly 2 m. high, like those found by M. de Vogue
in front of the temple. The feet of one of them rest upon a base with a semicircular
front of about the same size as the rounded tops of the pilasters.
The remainder of the restoration is more problematical; for there were large num-
bers of details and fragments lying in hopeless confusion. Examples of the most im-
portant of the details are presented in drawings in Ill. 330 (D. to K.) and a few
photographs of them are given in Ill. 333. The details consist of a straight frieze band
(D.), voussoirs of two arches of different diameters (E. to J.), fragments of two raking
cornices, with the corner acroterion of one (K.), and many badly broken bits of relief
sculpture carved upon thin blocks of stone, which are unintelligible in photographs, but of
which some detached details are shown in photographs in Ill. 334 (Fragments L. to P.)
Division II Section A Part 6
by narrow mouldings; the innermost band appears to be a flowing vine of convolvulus,
the next, slightly bevelled, bears a running design of thistles; the moulding between
them remembles a miniature crenellation. The third band, a shallow cavetto, has broad,
flat leaves which have two alternating patterns on their faces; the fourth are stiff palmate
leaves, like the ends of the acanthus. Adjoining either jamb is a narrow pedestal (B.
in Ill. 330) fixed to the wall and projecting about 60 cm. from it. The deep base-
moulding of the wall, — a fascia, a flat torus, a high, flat cyma recta and a narrow
cavetto -, forms also the base of the pedestal, but its profile is slightly flattened. The
die is only 15 cm. thick, it is 40 cm. high and is adorned with tall upright leaves, one
acanthus-like leaf on its outer face and three plain leaves, either uncarved acanthus or
some fat water leaf, on each side. The cap of the pedestal is plain. The pilasters
(A. in Ill. 330) project 80 cm. from the wall in which the portal is, and only 17 cm.
from the wall extending beyond them. Its base has a moulding of the same height as
the base-moulding of the wall, but of different profile; the two lower members and the
uppermost member are the same in both, but the pilaster base has a deep cavetto and
a flat torus separated by a fillet in place of the flat cyma recta, and it most interesting
to see how these two sets of mouldings were warped together at the inner angles.
The base-moulding of the long walls on either side of the gateway has the same
members as that of the wall between the pilasters and at the jambs, but the profile
of the cyma recta is much more salient. All these features are represented by two or
three courses which are still in situ. Within the gateway are the two step-like seats
and a narrow passage, and then the bases of two piers with engaged column-bases.
To the right and left of these are the bases of the columns of the peristyle.
In clearing away the great heap of fallen building stones which covered the site
of the entrance we found practically all of the carved details which had adorned the
monument. These were set aside, and squeezes were made of each of them. The
fallen pieces of the jambs gave the height of the doorway, all the pieces of the broken
lintel were found, the middle part having a spread eagle carved in flat relief under its
soffit. A number of blocks belonging to the anta, or pilaster, with the palmtree-trunk
ornament, were found. On one side there were only four, which would make the
pilaster equal in height to the opening of the gate as it is shown in the cast (Ill. 332),
but on the other side there were more blocks suggesting the height shown in the
restoration (Ill. 329). The uppermost blocks of the pilasters terminate in almost circular
flat surfaces (Ill. 330 A.) as if to receive capitals, but no fragment of a capital was
found, and I have placed the two great eagles found on the spot upon the tops of these
pilasters. These eagles must have stood nearly 2 m. high, like those found by M. de Vogue
in front of the temple. The feet of one of them rest upon a base with a semicircular
front of about the same size as the rounded tops of the pilasters.
The remainder of the restoration is more problematical; for there were large num-
bers of details and fragments lying in hopeless confusion. Examples of the most im-
portant of the details are presented in drawings in Ill. 330 (D. to K.) and a few
photographs of them are given in Ill. 333. The details consist of a straight frieze band
(D.), voussoirs of two arches of different diameters (E. to J.), fragments of two raking
cornices, with the corner acroterion of one (K.), and many badly broken bits of relief
sculpture carved upon thin blocks of stone, which are unintelligible in photographs, but of
which some detached details are shown in photographs in Ill. 334 (Fragments L. to P.)