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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persons are going to sacrifice upon an altar.
Below is a number of singular figures, found
upon certain columns in a peristyle near the
house called that of the Dioscuri. They much
resemble the sigla which are supposed to be
the private marks of the scribes who copied
the Herculanean manuscripts.

PLATE L.

FULLONICA.

The fullonica, though a place of con-
siderable size, has, except the cisterns for
washing and dyeing, little that is worthy of
remark. Plate L. represents a fountain, at
an angle in the court of this edifice, different
from those yet observed either in the streets
or private houses. It is placed between two
square piers, and consists in an elegantly
shaped tazza, supported by a fluted pedestal
like those commonlyused for ancient circular
tables, and is of white marble. From the
piers two projections are seen, painted red
and ornamented with plants and birds. These