Atrium of the House of Ceres; from' Pompeiana.'

It represents a winged figure, conducted by Cupids or genii, approaching a female sleeping on the ground. Several other allegorical figures are introduced. The composition and drawing are not good, and hardly merit a more particular description. The atrium is sufficiently preserved to show that this dwelling was at least two stories high.

Painting of Jupiter, from the House of Zephyrus and Flora.

Indeed the walls are among the loftiest in Pompeii, and are decorated in such a way as to give the room the appearance of being two stories in height. The general effect of this atrium is very unlike that of other houses in the town. It is represented in the plate on P. 397, which is one of those copied from the second series of Pompeiana: In one of the rooms were found the remains of wheels, of exactly the same construction as those now in use. In the front of the view, which is taken looking towards the vestibule, is a slab of marble covering the mouth of a cistern. In this atrium several beautiful paintings have been found. Among them a figure of Jupiter, in a contemplative attitude, the eagle at his feet, and his golden sceptre in his hand. His head is surrounded with the nimbus, or glory. The throne and footstool are gold, ornamented with precious stones; the former is partly covered by the green cloth. The god's mantle is violet-coloured, lined with azure.

Behind the house of Zephyrus and Flora is the Casa dell' Ancora, or House of the Anchor, so called from a black and white mosaic in the prothyrum representing an anchor. It is also sometimes called the House of Amymone and Neptune, from a mediocre picture in an apartment on the right. There is nothing in this house requiring a particular description.

Painting in the House of the Tragic Poet.

Curricle Bar; from a picture in Pompeii.