Gell, William: Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompeii ; the result of excavations since 1819 ; in two volumes (Band 2) (London, 1832)

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elegant female figure, holding in one hand
a basket of flowers, and in the other the in-
signia of her office as priestess—not unlike
the torches of the Eleusinian Ceres, but ter-
minating in three cups, or flowers, instead
of one. Her lower garment is of white,
with light shades of a greenish tint; and the
upper is a sort of surplice, falling in simple
folds, shaded with the lightest purple.

Over the door-way marked M is a pic-
ture to which the eye is recalled at present
by a modern piece of curtain intended to
conceal the subject. It is a satyr, who,
having been attracted by what he thought the
charms of a female, flies on discovering her
androgynous nature. It is much defaced.
On each side have been landscapes; one
representing Perseus combating the suitors
of Andromeda, and the other the flight of
Europa with the bull, now no longer distin-
guishable .

The last picture in this peristyle, worthy
of mention, is numbered 40 on the Plan, and
represents a Roman Victory as a female, with
her wreath, her spear, and her shield, on
which is inscribed, in large letters, S. C, the

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