Gell, William: Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompeii ; the result of excavations since 1819 ; in two volumes (Band 1) (London, 1832)

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POMPEIANA.

The peloris was a species of shell-fish,
about which the ancients themselves seem in
doubt, as ostrea and echinus are both given
as synonymous interpretations.

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