In its present state, it rises to a height of some thirty-six feet above the plain; when perfect, it would scarcely have exceeded forty feet, which height would amply suffice to protect the garrison from all danger of scaling by portable ladders.

The thickness of the wall is about twenty feet at the base, and sixteen feet above.

The top is destroyed, but the bas-reliefs and mural paintings (fig.

28) show that it must have been crowned with a continuous cornice, boldly projecting, furnished with a slight low parapet, and surmounted by battlements, which were generally rounded, but sometimes, though rarely, squared.

The walk round the top of the ramparts, though diminished by the parapet, was still twelve or fifteen feet wide.