POMPEIANA de William Gell (éd. de 1832)
Plate XX - Temple of Fortune |  |  |  |
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 Back to chapter 5 | The view of the Temple of Fortune, in its present state, seems scarcely intelligible without the following plate. The steps, the iron railing, and the altar in the lower part of the front are distinguishable. On the platform of the portico, the yet existing capitals of the antes and columns point out the site of the front and lateral pillars. |
On the left of the cell, on entering, may be seen the niche of a statue. The whole must have been cased with marble. Many of the trees have been cut down, in the progress of the excavation, since this view was taken. On the stone pier, on the right of the arch, was painted a galley, larger and in greater detail than any yet seen, but it was effaced by the rain before the author was permitted to draw it. The triumphal arch opens into the street now called that of Mercury ; and the window-like holes in it afford a sight of water-pipes of which the use is not apparent.