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 76
in. The beautiful fio-ureof the female and the whole picture are re-presented in Plate LXXVII. In the same part of the portico or xystus,at No. 30, is a singular picture. A priestess,with a torch in one hand and a dish of fruitsin the other, is seen placed before a temple,or habitation, decorated… … n -■: Pi :: p POMPEIANA. 43 manner, to the fruitfulness of the mistressof the house. The female with the torch andfruits may have some reference to Hymen,as well as the torches at the portico; thealtar with the pomegranates may have areference to Juno Lucina; and a phallicemblem on the left renders…
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