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ia universitatiswhich a gaison is placed – it has a flat front side ple-shaped rosettes, of which only one was pre-
the roman temple – heroon of gr a madje, barovo – demir k apija 71 and is rounded at the bottom. In the recessed served. Above the gaison there is a kyma with a
zone of the gaison, at the corners between the rounded profile, and another rectangular pro-
pediment and the side façade, we see small ap- filed zone (plinth).

Figure 5: Monumental parts of the tympanum in situ (archaeological campaign 2012; photo V. Lilchikj Adamsen).

All four lower corners of the tympanums epistyle profile divided into five horizontal, band-
are more or less preserved. They are covered by ed zones with a total height is 0.26 m. The lower
a simplified crown profile at an angle of 26 de- three zones are flat and with alternating graded
grees. The central elements, most probably dec- outcrops and are followed by a cymatium-cornice
orated, were not discovered. Oblique tympanum with a rounded profile and a flat plinth.
crowns with the raking sima. They framed the
upper, gable side of the tympanum. Small frag- The frieze zone is located above the archi-
ments of the very lower parts were preserved. trave and it consists of three basic surfaces and
Their profile is similar to that of the horizontal has a height of 0.18 m. A flat belt below, retracted
parts of the wreath. by 20 mm inwards, followed by a vertical flat belt
with an oblique profile towards the outside and a
Figure 6: Fragment of an architrave with a frieze from flat belt projecting above in line with the plinth
the front (archaeological campaign 2012; photo A. of the architrave. Along the inner sides, at the
Jakimovski). height of the frieze, the epistyle beam was gradu-
ally cut by about 0.12 m. This incision served for
Architrave with frieze: Recognised was a sin- the support mounting of the horizontal plates
gle left corner element that was with the usual from the ceiling above the front portico of the
temple. The same profiling as on the front side
continues on the left side of the block. On the
upper side towards the ends, the block has two
rectangular holes, for metal joints with the ex-
tended stone elements.

Cornice: Eight fragments of the cornice
above the sidewalls were preserved. Four of them
were incorporated into the aforementioned cor-
ner cusped blocks. The profile of the cornice
consists of the following zones: denticula, nar-
row cymatium, then projecting, internally hol-
lowed gaison, rounded cymatium, straight sima
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