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POMPEIANA. 39
tion showing that dried fruits were sold in it.
On the right we find a range of shops, in
front of which ran a portico, or vestibule,
with piers and columns. On one of these
piers is the inscription—
A. VETTIVM AED
SACCARJ. ROG
showing that even those who carried sacks
were considered as a body or corporation,
and stood in need of a patron. Nearly
opposite the entrance to the Thermae, which
occupies the centre of this street on the left
hand, is a house on the right of more con-
sequence than the rest. It has received the
name of the house of Bacchus, from a large
painting of the god yet existing on a wall
opposite to the entry.
Canals for the introduction of water are
found in the Atrium, which has been sur-
rounded by a small trough, or parterre of
natural flowers, the side of which next the
eye is painted blue, to represent water on
which boats are floating. The wall behind
this is painted with pillars, between which
run balustrades of various forms, and upon
tion showing that dried fruits were sold in it.
On the right we find a range of shops, in
front of which ran a portico, or vestibule,
with piers and columns. On one of these
piers is the inscription—
A. VETTIVM AED
SACCARJ. ROG
showing that even those who carried sacks
were considered as a body or corporation,
and stood in need of a patron. Nearly
opposite the entrance to the Thermae, which
occupies the centre of this street on the left
hand, is a house on the right of more con-
sequence than the rest. It has received the
name of the house of Bacchus, from a large
painting of the god yet existing on a wall
opposite to the entry.
Canals for the introduction of water are
found in the Atrium, which has been sur-
rounded by a small trough, or parterre of
natural flowers, the side of which next the
eye is painted blue, to represent water on
which boats are floating. The wall behind
this is painted with pillars, between which
run balustrades of various forms, and upon