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 . ssedwith great skill; the pointed ears, the goats tail, the shaggyskin, the .flat nose, and the ample rotundity of bdy, leave nodoubt on our minds as to the person intended to be head, especially, is admirable, both in respect of work-manship and expression. Some remarkable tripods are figured and described inMr. Donaldsons Pompeii, and others will be found in theworks on Herculan
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 . ssedwith great skill; the pointed ears, the goats tail, the shaggyskin, the .flat nose, and the ample rotundity of bdy, leave nodoubt on our minds as to the person intended to be head, especially, is admirable, both in respect of work-manship and expression. Some remarkable tripods are figured and described inMr. Donaldsons Pompeii, and others will be found in theworks on Herculanemn. We shall only speak of one, whichis peculiar in construction, being contrived to open or shut atpleasure. Each of the legs is united to the others by twobraces, the lower ends of which are at liberty to play up and DOMESTIC UTENSILS. 549 down upon rings, while at the upper ends, and at the pointwhere they cross each other, they are only allowed to moveround a pin, or hinge. The pan at top merely rests upon aledge, and can be taken off at pleasure. It is evident fromthe construction, that the legs may either be pushed closetogether or drawn further apart, until the rings reach the. Candelabrum. limit of their assigned range; and thus the tripod may bemade to receive a larger or smaller vessel, according to thepurposes for which it is wanted. Each of the legs is topped by the sacred serpent of Egypt,bearing the lotus on its head. It was believed that thisanimal had the power of killing others with a look; and, asmaster of the life of others, it was reputed immortal and sacred 550 POMPEII. to the gods, on whose heads it was often represented. Wemay presume, from this ornament, that this vessel belongedto the worship of Isis, which we know to have been extensivelypractised in Poinpeii.
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