_Thirdly._—A capital and base of a column, very nearly perfect were
found, and fragments of several others;—a considerable number of
frustra of the columns and fragments of the architrave and cornice. The
frieze we assume that we knew before from the sculptures already in
the Museum. In fact, a sufficient number of fragments were recovered
to enable us to restore the whole “order” with very tolerable
approximative certainty. All these parts are more or less chipped and
broken, so that minute differences still exist; but on the whole we may
feel tolerably certain that it reached, as nearly as may be, the height
of 25 cubits or 37 ft. 6 in. Greek, mentioned by Pliny.
_Fourthly._—Some stones of the lacunaria of the roof were found, but
not in a sufficiently perfect state to enable us to be certain of any
dimensions from them. Mr. Pullan makes them fit an intercolumniation
of 10 feet,—Professor Cockerell, it is understood, applies them to one
of 8·75; and they would be found equally applicable to various other
dimensions.
_Fifthly._—No other strictly architectural fragments were found, but
portions of the wheel of the quadriga, and a nearly perfect statue,
which was almost certainly that of Mausolus, together with portions
of two at least of the horses of the chariot. These enable us to
restore that most important group with very tolerable certainty, and to
ascertain that its height was somewhere about 13 or 14 feet.
_Sixthly._—Portions of three different friezes were found, two of which
appear to have been external; the third, from being less weather-worn,
may have been situated under the pteron, or may have adorned the
interior of the building.
_Seventhly._—Fragments of some panels of sculpture, but where situated
is not clear.
_Eighthly._—In addition to these, fragments of a considerable number of
statues, a little more than life-size, were discovered; and fragments,
more or less perfect, of some 20 lions, principally of two dimensions,
viz., either about 5 ft. 0 in. or 5 ft. 3 in. in length, and about the
same in height; and one torso of what was either an Amazon or a young
man on horseback in violent action.
_Ninthly._—But perhaps the most important discovery of all, in so
far as the restoration is concerned, was that the rock on which the
building stood was excavated to a depth of 8 or 9 feet over an area
measuring some 107 feet by 127. As the explorers were not aware of the
value of these dimensions, they quote them loosely in round numbers;
but they almost certainly were 105 by 126 Greek feet, or 106·31 English
by 127·575, as will be explained hereafter.
3. _Exempla._
By far the best corroborative example that has yet been brought to
light is one discovered by Mr. Newton and his associates at Cnidus, and
by them called the Lion Tomb.
[Illustration: 1.—LION TOMB, CNIDUS. (From Mr. Newton’s work.)]
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