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5 feet 6\ inches across its upper end. This would make
it appear that the sculpture was carried up to the height
of about 20 feet, or for three tiers of sculpture divided by
bands of mouldings as shown in illustrations. The ques-
tion then arises whether the columns at the west end were
sculptured to the height of one tier only, as shown 1))- the
medals, and those at the east end, where the smaller drum
was found, to the height of three tiers. (See south eleva-
tion.) To give my readers a fair opportunity of judging f< »r
themselves, I have given elevations showing both exam-
ples, also illustrations to a larger scale of columns with three
tiers and one tier of sculpture respectively. I am myself
inclined to adopt the example with three tiers as the most
truthful representation of the sculptured columns, cs-
DISCOVERIES AT EPHESUS.
5 feet 6\ inches across its upper end. This would make
it appear that the sculpture was carried up to the height
of about 20 feet, or for three tiers of sculpture divided by
bands of mouldings as shown in illustrations. The ques-
tion then arises whether the columns at the west end were
sculptured to the height of one tier only, as shown 1))- the
medals, and those at the east end, where the smaller drum
was found, to the height of three tiers. (See south eleva-
tion.) To give my readers a fair opportunity of judging f< »r
themselves, I have given elevations showing both exam-
ples, also illustrations to a larger scale of columns with three
tiers and one tier of sculpture respectively. I am myself
inclined to adopt the example with three tiers as the most
truthful representation of the sculptured columns, cs-