. The life of the Greeks and Romans. Fii?. 455. HEATING APPARATUS. 457 tion of the latter heating apparatus is of a complicated square box on four graceful legs supports a high barrel-likevase with a lid to it; the mask just underneath serves as asafety-valve for the steam inside the vases ; a similar contrivanceappears on a semicircular water-box connected with the former,Three birds on the upper brim of the latter served as stands fora kettle. Whether the open box contained hot water qr burningcoals seems uncertain. The Greek custom mentioned in § 39 of decorating buildingswith orname
. The life of the Greeks and Romans. Fii?. 455. HEATING APPARATUS. 457 tion of the latter heating apparatus is of a complicated square box on four graceful legs supports a high barrel-likevase with a lid to it; the mask just underneath serves as asafety-valve for the steam inside the vases ; a similar contrivanceappears on a semicircular water-box connected with the former,Three birds on the upper brim of the latter served as stands fora kettle. Whether the open box contained hot water qr burningcoals seems uncertain. The Greek custom mentioned in § 39 of decorating buildingswith ornamental vases was further developed by the Romans, who. Fig. 456. loved to place krateres, amphorae, urns, and paterae in their roomsor on the outsides of their houses; open halls and gardens wereadorned in the same manner. Marble, porphyry, bronze, andprecious metals were used for these ornamental vases, severalspecimens of which, in stone and bronze, have been preserved tous. The Museo Borbonico in Naples possesses a pitcher or kettlewith a richly ornamented border, resting on three fabulousanimals ; also a bronze krater of great beauty. Fig. 457 shows abronze mixing-vessel of Etruscan workmanship, of noble simplicityin form and decoration. Another vase of marble (Fig. 458) belongs 458 ROMAN WAY OF MAKING WINE. both by its graceful shape and by the execution of its ornamentaldetails to the finest specimens of antique art. It most likely camefrom a Greek workshop (some say fromthat of Lysippus), and has been foundamongst the ruins of Hadrians villa atTivoli; at present it is in WarwickCastle, whence the name of WarwickYase by which it is
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