Pompeiana : the topography, edifices, and ornaments of Pompeii . ich is red; the darkest tintis Is a similar border; ground yellow, ornamentsbrown and red. PLATE XIX. Is an attempt to give some idea of the principalentrance to Pompeii, as it once existed. The gate-way is restored in the simplest manner pos-sible, but the biga over it is imaginary. Of thewalls there can be no question. The pedestalsupporting a statue on the left undoubtedly wasbuilt for that purpose; but it probably mighthave been an equestrian or other group, sincethe plan of the pedestal is not square. Thestatue is fro
Pompeiana : the topography, edifices, and ornaments of Pompeii . ich is red; the darkest tintis Is a similar border; ground yellow, ornamentsbrown and red. PLATE XIX. Is an attempt to give some idea of the principalentrance to Pompeii, as it once existed. The gate-way is restored in the simplest manner pos-sible, but the biga over it is imaginary. Of thewalls there can be no question. The pedestalsupporting a statue on the left undoubtedly wasbuilt for that purpose; but it probably mighthave been an equestrian or other group, sincethe plan of the pedestal is not square. Thestatue is from one found in the city. Under it 138 POMPEIANA. is a road, supposed to have branched ofl toNola; another, on the right, conducted to thesea. Over the latter is the monument (15):before this the seat of the priestess jNIamia,which is separated from another semi-circularseat by the tomb (17). The -Sldiculum joins a general observation it may be remarked, that inthis view every thing beneath the horizontal lineis certain; above it, only partly POMPEIANA. 139
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