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                                                                      		The dogt band b c fig 3 is all in one piece of marble;
                                                                      		it is 3¾ in. over;  The base of the dogt. is 2 in
                                                                      		over and each side of the dogteeth is an equilateral [symbol]
The raising of the band at b and c is from ¼ to ½ an inch only.       		of 2 in each side, or nearly so, the inner sides of the
                                                                      		base being of course a little smaller than the outer.
                                                                      		There are 36 dogt. round;  also leaving with an interval at
                                                                      		lowest and highest point - of course I mean merely the that
                                                                      		there is a separation {and} not a tooth by the term interval
                                                                      		there being no wider interval at bottom than elsewhere.
[drawing]                                                             		The diameter of the inner green circle is 1 " 8  It is
                                                                      		I think of Genoa serpentine:  at all events of a flaky
x.  The point of the Ninth arch from Noah is under the                		micaceous greenstone, much decomposed.
singular marble capital of the upper arcade, let this be x            		The central boss is of white marble;  at fig 4 p 48 1
fig 1 above:  Then the central balcony has its centre                 		about 2½ in wide, by 1½ high.  It seems fastened by
between this and the one to the east of it;  and it is                		a nail.
thus placed, symmetrically by the upper 4 foils                       		The most singular point about the ornament is the perfect
including 2 entire and about a third on each side, but                		preservation of the dogt. [which seen in?] hard compact
unsymmetrically by the great lower arches and this circular           		marble, and the decomposition of the dentil;  which is in
decoration, which by the bye is of course too much                    		Greek marble; q can the latter be older?  Has it any
inside in this figure, it should be exactly under the                 		thing to do with the old sugary white capitals of upper
small shaft b.                                                        		arcade.
                                                                      Another of these decorations is left over the 10th capital
                                                                      		between the 9th and 10th arch {from Noah x  vid opposite
                                                                      		above}.  Its measures are precisely

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