The museum of classical antiquities - being a series of essays on ancient art (1860) (14779230922)

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Title: The museum of classical antiquities : being a series of essays on ancient art
Year: 1860 (1860s)
Authors: Falkener, Edward, 1814-1896 Wood, J. E Davies, Benjamin Rees
Subjects: Classical antiquities Archaeology
Publisher: London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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IN PERISTYLIUM OF A HOUSE AT POMPEII EXCAVATED UNDER PERSONAL SUPERINTENDENCE. 75 These were discovered perfect at the time of excavation; buthappening to be found when nobody of consequence waspresent, they were immediately covered up again, and theremainder of the day occupied in heaping ashes over them.The works were then discontinued till some illustrious foreignershould arrive at Naples, when an excavation was ordered tobe made in his honour. At length the opportunity offered.Some much longed-for person visited Pompeii; the excava-tion commenced; and, after two or three ineffectual endea-vours in other places, where they knew they would obtainnothing, the workmen were ordered, as if by accident, to tryin the peristylium. The pick-axes are struck vigorously in,as if to break the ground; the shovels cast aside the ashesfor the second time; and after some few minutes, these worksof art are brought to light, to the great satisfaction of thebeholders. But as the workmen were aiming bl