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 . 342 POMPEII. ceiling is richly fretted. The compluvium also was orna-mented with a row of triangular tiles called antefixes, onwhich a mask or some other object was moulded in , lions heads are placed along the cornice at intervals,forming spouts through which the water was discharged intothe impluvium beneath. Part of this cornice, found in thehouse of which we speak, is well deservi
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 . 342 POMPEII. ceiling is richly fretted. The compluvium also was orna-mented with a row of triangular tiles called antefixes, onwhich a mask or some other object was moulded in , lions heads are placed along the cornice at intervals,forming spouts through which the water was discharged intothe impluvium beneath. Part of this cornice, found in thehouse of which we speak, is well deserving our notice, becauseit contains, within itself, specimens of three different epochsof art, at which we must suppose the house was first built,and subsequently repaired. It is made of a fine clay, with a. Part of the cornice of the Impluvium of ihe Atrium of the House of Sallust. lions head moulded upon it, well designed, and carefullyfinished. It is plain, therefore, that it was not meant to bestuccoed, or the labour bestowed in its execution would havebeen in great part wasted. At a later period it has beencoated over with the finest stucco, and additional enrichmentsand mouldings have been introduced, yet without injury tothe design or inferiority in the workmanship; indicatingthat at the time of its execution the original simplicity of arthad given way to a more enriched and elaborate style ofornament, yet without any perceptible decay, either in thetaste of the designer or the skill of the workman. Still later HOUSES OF PANSA AND SALLUST. 343 this elegant stucco cornice had been covered with a thirdcoating of the coarsest materials, and of design and executionmost barbarous, when it is considered how fine a model theartists had before their eyes. In the annexed section thethree pe
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