. Pompeii : its life and art . o private sides of the towers are often covered with incrustations oflime deposited from the water, in which the impressions of thelead pipes are still to be seen ; in the case of one tower, at thenortheast corner of Insula VI. xiii, a number of the pipes havebeen preserved. A reservoir was placed also on the top of thecommemorative arch at the lower end of Mercury Street, on WATER SYSTEM 225 which stood the bronze statue of Nero or Caligula (p. 48); thetraces of the pipes leading from it are clearly seen on the sur-face of the arch. Similar water towe
. Pompeii : its life and art . o private sides of the towers are often covered with incrustations oflime deposited from the water, in which the impressions of thelead pipes are still to be seen ; in the case of one tower, at thenortheast corner of Insula VI. xiii, a number of the pipes havebeen preserved. A reservoir was placed also on the top of thecommemorative arch at the lower end of Mercury Street, on WATER SYSTEM 225 which stood the bronze statue of Nero or Caligula (p. 48); thetraces of the pipes leading from it are clearly seen on the sur-face of the arch. Similar water towers are in use now in Con-stantinople and Palermo, having been introduced into the lattercity, it would seem, by the Saracens, who very likely took theirwater system from that of the Turkish capital. In consequence of these arrangements, Pompeii was wellsupplied with water. There were flowing jets in all housesexcept the poorest, and in some the amount used must havebeen large. In the house of the Vettii there were no less than. Fig. 98. — Fountain, water tower, and street shrine, corner Xola streets. >t Stabian and sixteen jets, in the house of the Silver Wedding, seven; and anequally generous distribution is found in many other of themore extensive private establishments. Large quantities oiwater were used also in the public baths. The water pipeswere made of sheet lead folded together, a transverse sectionshowing the shape of a pear. They were of all sizes, accordingto the pressure ; the flow of water was regulated by means oistopcocks, much like those in use to-day. Across the street from the Baths near the Forum, on thewest, is a large reservoir, of which we give the plan (Fig. 99).It is built partly below the level of the sidewalk, and measures55 feet in length, the height being 13.] feet to the crown of the Q n 226 POMPEII vault. In the south end is a window (c), reached from one ofthe stairways ; when the reservoir was filled to the bottom of thewindow, it contained
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