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façade, the six st<strong>at</strong>ue pedestals made to be placed in front <strong>of</strong> them, and 13 marble basins<br />

and highly decor<strong>at</strong>ed stands to embellish the building itself.<br />

The column shafts follow a well-defined set <strong>of</strong> lengths; the basins appear to fall<br />

into two distinct size groups <strong>of</strong> 3 ½ and 7 Roman feet, and lone examples <strong>of</strong> a completed<br />

basin and a finished pedestal with lions’ paws serve as templ<strong>at</strong>es for finishing similar<br />

items. These clues all suggest a clear p<strong>at</strong>tern <strong>of</strong> standardiz<strong>at</strong>ion in production and for<br />

facilit<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> completion after reception. All <strong>of</strong> the evidence hints <strong>at</strong> a cargo destined to<br />

adorn a richly-decor<strong>at</strong>ed building, commissioned with a particular design in mind. Even<br />

the blocks <strong>of</strong> pavonazzetto are, in a certain sense, close to completion, and may have been<br />

earmarked to cover the walls and floors <strong>of</strong> the building for which the other pavonazzetto<br />

items had been designed.<br />

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