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The lower half divides into four horizontal sections : below chin, .65 m. high ; 

 face, 1.35 m. ; head-dress above head, .51 m. ; cornice above head-dress, .22 m. 

 The face, therefore, occupies just one half the height of the lower part of the 

 capital. 



The greatest width of the face is between the tips of the ears, — 2.00 m. The 

 width of the face proper at the same height is 1.43 m. The general form of the 

 face is that of an equilateral triangle. Its vertical proportions are far from 

 classic ; being, lower face, .39, nose, .42, forehead, .19. 



Abacus. — The abacus is very low and well adjusted to the top of the 

 capital. 



Its height is only .022 of the column. 



The genesis of this form is doubtful. Wilkinson of course connects 

 it with the square pier, and in support of his opinion might have ad- 

 duced many striking examples at various stages of development. Yet 

 in the column under consideration there is absolutely no trace of such 

 derivation. It looks more as if the four heads had been joined to a 

 true columnar form. This speculation, however, is of little use, for 

 this column belongs to so late and advanced a period that no perfeotly 

 distinct type can be insisted upon for it. 



For convenience in comparison and reference, I subjoin a tabulation 

 of the proportions I have noticed in the preceding pages. 



