THE OYSTER CULTURE OF THE ANCIENT ROMANS. 365 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE I. 



Illustratiiuj Mr. R. T. GUntha's Paper on '^ The Oyster Culture of the Ancient Romans." 



Fig. 1. — OSTRIARIA beneath a bridge connecting the upper stories of two buiklings, 

 similar to those represented in Fig. 2. One oyster is shown attached to each 

 rope. To the right is a pier. Piombino vase. After De Rossi. 



Fig. 2. — OSTRIARIA and buildings near Baiae. Three oysters are attached to each 

 rope. The ropes hang from a framework, as in Fig. 1. Borgiano vase. After 

 De Rossi. 



Fig. 3. — Glass vase. Museo Borgiano. 



Fig. 4. — Oyster culture in Lucrine Lake. The man in the punt is shown holding up 

 a rope of oysters (cf. Fig. 6), which he has just detached from the cross -ropes 

 between the posts. 



Fig. 5. — View of Lake Fusaro, showing the upper ends of the posts used to support 

 the oysters. On the left is the steep profile of the Monte di Piocida. The 

 volcanic peak in the distance is Mont' Epomeo in Ischia. 



Fig. 6. — Rojje with oysters (pei-golaro), showing mode of insertion between the 

 strands. I am indebted to Mr. C. Ilallett for this sketch from my photograph. 



