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THE VIGNETTES. 171
the statue is a broad table or shelf for the
reception of more offerings.
VIGNETTE 9.
Vignette 9 represents one of those villas
with which doubtless the whole coast of Italy,
and more particularly the shores of Formiae,
Baise, and the gulf of Naples, were deco-
rated. These villas may be traced by their
submarine foundations on the rocks of Pau-
silipo, and at Molo di Gaeta, where the re-
mains of buildings, absolutely in the water
like the portico on the left, are considered
by travellers as indications of encroachments
of the sea. Nothing could have been more
delightful than these marine villas during
the heats of summer. The nearer building
is evidently a temple, to which the circular
tower is attached, and on which votive or
decorative festoons or draperies are hung.
VIGNETTE 10.
Vignette 10 is, probably, another of the
little shrines situated on the coast, where
z 2
the statue is a broad table or shelf for the
reception of more offerings.
VIGNETTE 9.
Vignette 9 represents one of those villas
with which doubtless the whole coast of Italy,
and more particularly the shores of Formiae,
Baise, and the gulf of Naples, were deco-
rated. These villas may be traced by their
submarine foundations on the rocks of Pau-
silipo, and at Molo di Gaeta, where the re-
mains of buildings, absolutely in the water
like the portico on the left, are considered
by travellers as indications of encroachments
of the sea. Nothing could have been more
delightful than these marine villas during
the heats of summer. The nearer building
is evidently a temple, to which the circular
tower is attached, and on which votive or
decorative festoons or draperies are hung.
VIGNETTE 10.
Vignette 10 is, probably, another of the
little shrines situated on the coast, where
z 2