LXIII. Fragment of Cyma from the Tholos, Epidauros.
LXIII.
FRAGMENT OF CYMA FROM THE THOLOS AT EPIDAUROS.
The Tholos of Polykletos at Epidauros was a circular building 107 feet in diameter, situated within the sacred enclosure. It had two concentric rows of columns, the exterior order being Doric, and the interior Ionic, but with Corinthian caps of the design shown in plate LXIV.
LXIV. Capital from the Tholos, Epidauros.
LXIV.
CAP FROM THE THOLOS AT EPIDAUROS.
The two fragments shown are the result of recent excavations and are among the most beautiful examples of Greek detail extant.