PLATE II—Restoration of East End of Temple of Asklepios (Defrasse)
C represents the temple of Asklepios, the central shrine, a richly decorated and coloured doric building, erected in the fourth century B.C., the east end of which is shown in the accompanying restoration by Defrasse, [Plate II]. At the west and east gables were pediment groups representing a battle with Centaurs and a combat of Greeks and Amazons: one of the latter is shown in [Plate III]; together with acroteria, as in [Plate IV], which shows one of the two Nereids alighting from horseback; these stood on the two sides, while a central winged victory occupied the apex of the gable.
PLATE III—Remains of Amazon from Pediment
PLATE IV—Remains of a Nereid, one of the Acroteria
A beautiful ivory door, which cost 3,000 drachmæ, closed the sanctuary; within, the cella was a single chamber; there was no opisthodomus.
[Plate V], a restoration by M. Defrasse, represents the south side of the temple, and also, towards the left, a part of the Abaton.
PLATE V—Restoration of part of Abaton and of Temple of Asklepios (Defrasse)