Pompeii, its history, buildings, and antiquities : an account of the destruction of the city with a full description of the remains, and of the recent excavations, and also an itinerary for visitors . Funeral Column. two cippi, or funeral columns, one erected to Arria, a daughterprobably, the other to Arrius, his eldest son. These are sur-mounted by hemispheres, the flat side presented to the road—a form of monument not uncommon at Pompeii ; and onewhich, when the hinder part is carved in imitation of hair,with dependent tresses, it is difficult to see without thinkingof that antidote to senti
Pompeii, its history, buildings, and antiquities : an account of the destruction of the city with a full description of the remains, and of the recent excavations, and also an itinerary for visitors . Funeral Column. two cippi, or funeral columns, one erected to Arria, a daughterprobably, the other to Arrius, his eldest son. These are sur-mounted by hemispheres, the flat side presented to the road—a form of monument not uncommon at Pompeii ; and onewhich, when the hinder part is carved in imitation of hair,with dependent tresses, it is difficult to see without thinkingof that antidote to sentiment, a barbers block. A low walldivides these monuments from the principal one; but thatthey all belong to one family is made evident by an inscrip-tion placed directly under this partition :—ARRIAE • M • F • (ilia)DIOMKDES • L . SIBI • SVIS • * Vivamus, dura licet esse bena The Egyptians introduced a woodenfigure of a mummy, and their formula ran differently, according to Toi/Toi bpeuiv irlve t« ko.\ Tepireo, Icra-eai yap anodavtuv toioutos. ii. 78. Re-garding this, drink and enjoy thyself, for such as this wilt thou be afterdeath. 510 Is -s m
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