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OF THE FORUM OF NERVA, AT ROME, THE TEMPLE OF PALLAS. PLATE CVIII. Tut.tworolumnsandlheenabluu~andattic,~ntedinthisView,an:ofwhitcugrble.andare the only parts t'emllining of the rcsent."'ltionsin bas-relief oftheirattributet. Theone now preserved l>:!.sthefigurcofl'allasorMmervainthcnttic; andc merit o( aome, while 01heB appe:r.r to haveir>eum:dhcrdispleasnrc. The entablature and cornice of the auic are profusely ornamented in o:vcry moulding; the omamenlllarefinclyexo:laced onpedcstals,similarlytothoseoftbc:triumpl>:!.larches.wcm.:ulc -.:veralapplicatiunstoheallo"·l!dtu"'mo'·cthee>rth,inonkrtoascettainthisandthej>reclsehcight of the columns; butmet,.·ith"" much trouble and deb)•inanswo;:ringourapplic:uions, thatwe,.·ere obliJ:,>cd to abandon iL The wall now forms the front tu a modem houo;e, :md is perlor:ned for its windo ..-. :and door$. Fromrooentdisco),..,;es,theextentofthisForum and theTempleisaccunucly defi~ in !'late CXXX,and the c ..·oold dr:~,.·ings. !'late CV I Il~ PLA TE CIX.

lntheattici!a.figureofMinerv::~.,inthecentre. The cornice is highly enriched. and the upper memberadomedwithdolphinsandfolia.ge The e>ceclllion and arrangement of this sculp1urc correspond with thoR of the Arch of Tims. with whiehitprobablyisconlempomry. The sllafts are much interred. llO that the llil5CS are not discernible; they :>re here restOred from supposition. whcn rt~: =:=:: :.,~ :u 1 ~~"' is compost.'

lntheattici!a.figure<strong>of</strong>Minerv::~.,inthecentre.<br />

<strong>The</strong> cornice is highly enriched. and the upper<br />

memberadomedwithdolphinsandfolia.ge<br />

<strong>The</strong> e>ceclllion and arrangement <strong>of</strong> this sculp1urc correspond with thoR <strong>of</strong> the Arch <strong>of</strong> Tims. with<br />

whiehitprobablyisconlempomry.<br />

<strong>The</strong> sllafts are much interred. llO that the llil5CS are not discernible; they :>re here restOred<br />

from supposition.<br />

whcn rt~: =:=:: :.,~ :u 1 ~~"' is compost.'

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