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"Pompeii - Inside of the Gate of Herculaneum".

Identifier: pompeianaedifice00gell (find matches)
Title: Pompeiana : the topography, edifices, and ornaments of Pompeii
Year: 1817 (1810s)
Authors: Gell, William, Sir, 1777-1836 Gandy, John P. (John Peter), 1787-1850 Lewis, Frederick Christian, 1779-1856 Hobsen, H Wallis, Robert, 1794-1878 Hollis, George, 1793-1842 Lizars, W. H. (William Home), 1788-1859 Le Keux, John Henry, 1812-1896 Moses, Henry, 1782?-1870 Cooke, George, 1781-1834 Shury, James Rawle, S Wise, W Porter, S Walker, John, 1759-1830 Pye, John, 1782-1874 Goodall, Edward, 1795-1870 Heath, Charles, 1785-1848
Subjects: Architecture, Roman -- Italy Pompeii (Extinct city) Pompeii (Extinct city) Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Buildings, structures, etc Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Maps
Publisher: London : Printed for Rodwell and Martin
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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■$ H 1 lag = ^ ISU i^M ^ ^ g J s -_,^ M 1- fiu £=1 POMPEIANA. 133 placed against the pedesfal on the left, and inall probability formed part of the decoration ofsome tomb, and not of this gate-way.Near this entrance was found a sun-dial, of marble,very similar to one brought from Athens by theEarl of Elgin, and now deposited in the BritishMuseum. PLATE XIV. The foregoing gate-way, as seen from the side nextthe city. On the right is the entrance to aninn, or post-house ; chequers are exhibited at theside of the door-way. The bones of horses werefound in the stables ; and in the cellar, largeearthen vases for wine. Rings for tying thehorses, and three cars, were found; the wheelslight, and dished much like the modern, 4 feet3 inches diameter, 10 spokes, a little thicker ateach end. In the yard were two fountains. On the first excavation of the opposite house, it wasconsidered, from the sign exhibited, to havebeen a fornix, or lodging-house; but the subse-quent discovery of similar em

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