. 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 . way is about seventeen feet. An unoccupied space intervenes between this tomb and thenext, 14, which bears no inscription. It is a round towerenclosed like those of Nasvoleia and Quietus, with a wall orseptum, ornamented with acroteria. The annexed view con-veys an accurate idea of its external appearance. On theright is the tomb of Calventius Quietus, on the left that ofScaurus. Here also we fi
. 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 . way is about seventeen feet. An unoccupied space intervenes between this tomb and thenext, 14, which bears no inscription. It is a round towerenclosed like those of Nasvoleia and Quietus, with a wall orseptum, ornamented with acroteria. The annexed view con-veys an accurate idea of its external appearance. On theright is the tomb of Calventius Quietus, on the left that ofScaurus. Here also we find bas-reliefs upon the acroteria,one remarkable for its subject. The skeleton of a child re-poses on a heap of stones: a young woman stoops over it inthe act of depositing a funeral fillet. A touching explanationof this singular subject has been proposed,—that it representsthe discovery of a child, who had perished in the earthquake,by the mother, who is now rendering the last service in herpower. The dress of the female is still preserved in thesecluded country which encircles Sora.* A narrow and steepstair leads up to the sepulchral chamber, which is vaultec ? Mazois, p. 46. 524 TOMBS. 525 somewhat in the shape of a bell, and painted with arabesque Immediately adjoining is the tomb of Scaurus, the bas-reliefs on which, relating to the combats of the amphitheatre,have been fully described in the first part.* In the interiorof this tomb is a vaulted sepulchral chamber, the arch ofwhich and the upper part of the monument are supported by amassive pier, pierced by four small arches, niches rather,
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