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villa not fully uncovered. It may be observed
that the ground slopes south-westward from this,
and affords a fine view of the sea.
11 Arcade, under which were shops.
12 Entrance to a villa. On each side the door-
way are low, hollow, conical frusta, apparently
placed for the purpose of protection to the trunks
of trees. Perhaps vines may have been trained
over the columns in front of this door-way.
13 About this spot were two subterranean deposi-
taries, now covered up, in which cinerary urns
were discovered; one of glass, with a cover of
the same material, was placed within another
of baked earth, and the whole enveloped in a
third of lead.
14 A space, through which was the way, by a flight
of steps, to the tomb:
15 This was about 19 feet square, placed within an
elevated area, surrounded by a dwarf wall, the
upper part of which is pierced with small cir-
cular-headed perforations, forming a sort of bal-
lustrade: four fluted semi-columns on each of its
sides upheld the epistylia and terra cotta roof. In
the decoration of the latter, some representations
of scenic masks, persona of that material here
found, were probably used.
Several ill-executed marble statues, now in
the Royal Museum, were found in the interior,
which was set round with niches: the walls were
painted; in the centre was a large pedestal: the
exterior, with the columns of brick and rubble
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villa not fully uncovered. It may be observed
that the ground slopes south-westward from this,
and affords a fine view of the sea.
11 Arcade, under which were shops.
12 Entrance to a villa. On each side the door-
way are low, hollow, conical frusta, apparently
placed for the purpose of protection to the trunks
of trees. Perhaps vines may have been trained
over the columns in front of this door-way.
13 About this spot were two subterranean deposi-
taries, now covered up, in which cinerary urns
were discovered; one of glass, with a cover of
the same material, was placed within another
of baked earth, and the whole enveloped in a
third of lead.
14 A space, through which was the way, by a flight
of steps, to the tomb:
15 This was about 19 feet square, placed within an
elevated area, surrounded by a dwarf wall, the
upper part of which is pierced with small cir-
cular-headed perforations, forming a sort of bal-
lustrade: four fluted semi-columns on each of its
sides upheld the epistylia and terra cotta roof. In
the decoration of the latter, some representations
of scenic masks, persona of that material here
found, were probably used.
Several ill-executed marble statues, now in
the Royal Museum, were found in the interior,
which was set round with niches: the walls were
painted; in the centre was a large pedestal: the
exterior, with the columns of brick and rubble
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