. Pompeii : its life and art . t boxes, of glass or ivory, were used for a variety ofpurposes. Of those presented in our illustrations, one (Fig. 203,at the right) probably contained perfumed oil. The round HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE 373 glass box (Fig. 204) was used for cosmetics, as was also theivory box seen in Fig. 206, the outside of which is carved inlow relief. The mirrors were of metal, highly polished. The one seen inFig. 206 was designed to standupon a dressing case; the otherthree (Fig. 205) are hand mir-rors. The frame of the rectan-gular mirror is modern; whetheror not this had a handle
. Pompeii : its life and art . t boxes, of glass or ivory, were used for a variety ofpurposes. Of those presented in our illustrations, one (Fig. 203,at the right) probably contained perfumed oil. The round HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE 373 glass box (Fig. 204) was used for cosmetics, as was also theivory box seen in Fig. 206, the outside of which is carved inlow relief. The mirrors were of metal, highly polished. The one seen inFig. 206 was designed to standupon a dressing case; the otherthree (Fig. 205) are hand mir-rors. The frame of the rectan-gular mirror is modern; whetheror not this had a handle is notclear. Jewellery of gold and silver,cups of silver, and other smallobjects wrought in the preciousmetals have now and then beenfound. A characteristic exam-ple of the jewellery is the largegold arm band in the form of Fig. 207. — Gold arm band. a serpent, with eyes of rubies, which was found in one of the houses (Fig. 207). It weighstwenty-two ounces; to judge from the size, it must have beenintended for the upper PART III TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS CHAPTER XLVI THE TRADES AT POMPEII.—THE BAKERS In antiquity there was no such distinction between trades andprofessions as exists to-day. In the Early Empire all activityoutside the field of public service, civil and military, or themanagement of estates, was considered beneath the dignity ofa Roman ; the practice of law, which had received its impulselargely from the obligation of patrons to protect their clients,was included among public duties. The ordinary work of lifewas left mainly to slaves and freedmen. Not only the trades,as we understand the term, but architecture and engineering, —in antiquity two branches of one occupation,--the practice ofmedicine, and teaching, were looked upon as menial. A Romanof literary or practical bent might manifest an interest in suchvocations, but it was considered hardly respectable actively toengage in them. This attitude of mind, especially toward the higher occupations,is onl
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