Pompeiana : the topography, edifices, and ornaments of Pompeii . / ./ • 5,*j (^. HXIXTLJUIIIU Znffraved IF ® miPffi E E PLAN OF THE QUARTEK OT THE THEATRESftibliElied Dec l,18l8,tv MelVRoa-weU ic ^vBoud Street ^ c POMPEIANA. 237 adjoining an ample area, in the midst of whichstood the Greek temple^.In this portico were found some articles of gold andsilver, and an emerald ring, probably droppedby their possessor in his haste to escape. 1 A fountain. 2 A marble patera, or tazza. 3 Pedestal, inscribed M • CLAVDIO • M • F • MARCELLO • PATRONO The Greek temple was placed in a
Pompeiana : the topography, edifices, and ornaments of Pompeii . / ./ • 5,*j (^. HXIXTLJUIIIU Znffraved IF ® miPffi E E PLAN OF THE QUARTEK OT THE THEATRESftibliElied Dec l,18l8,tv MelVRoa-weU ic ^vBoud Street ^ c POMPEIANA. 237 adjoining an ample area, in the midst of whichstood the Greek temple^.In this portico were found some articles of gold andsilver, and an emerald ring, probably droppedby their possessor in his haste to escape. 1 A fountain. 2 A marble patera, or tazza. 3 Pedestal, inscribed M • CLAVDIO • M • F • MARCELLO • PATRONO The Greek temple was placed in a spot rather ele-vated, and considerably so with respect to thetheatres and great square. Little more than thefoundations now exist, for it seems to have beendespoiled even before the destruction of the columns, of which some of the lower frustaremain, are 3 feet 10 inches diameter, diminish-ing to 3 feet. The abacus is 4 feet 11 inchessquare, and the whole capital peculiar, inasmuchas the stone out of which it is worked includesno part of the shaft; while
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