Pompeiana : the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompeii, the result of excavations since 1819 (1837)
Gell, William, Sir, 1777-1836 · London : Lewis A. Lewis · leaf 151
S. L. STATIVS. FAVSTVS. PRO SIGNO. QUOD. E. LEGE. FORTVNAE AVGVSTAE. MINISTORVM. PONERE DEBEBAT. REFERENTE. Q. POMPEIO. AMETHYSIO QVAESTORE. BASIS. DVAS. MARMORIAS. DECREVE- RVNTPRO. SIGNO PONIRET Several persons of the name of iElianuswere Consuls, but they are generally of aperiod later than the… … POMPEIANA. 79 marmorias and poniret, are probably the faultsof the sculptor: if not, the marble must beof a later time, which seems difficult. It isnot a little strange that when a statue oughtto have been placed, a couple of bases couldserve in its stead, if sculpture existed as anart at the time.…
Architecture, Roman
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