Dionysiac scenes
Marble. Second half of the 1st century CE.
Inv. No. 75797.Herculaneum, Antiquarium (in depositarium)Photo by Ilya Shurygin
Dionysiac scenes.
Marble. Second half of the 1st century CE.
Inv. No. 75797.
Herculaneum, Antiquarium (in depositarium).
Origin:
The relief was discovered in Herculaneum on 18 February 2009. It was found in a large room with fourth-style decorations in a partly excavated luxury residence in the so-called north-west insula. It was inserted into the painted wall plaster of the east wall of the room at a height of 2 m from the floor.
Literature:
http://bloggingpompeii.blogspot.com/2009/03/lultima-scoperta-di-ercolano.html
http://bloggingpompeii.blogspot.com/2010/01/newly-discovered-herculaneum-relief.html
http://bloggingpompeii.blogspot.com/2010/01/newly-discovered-herculaneum-relief.html
Credits:
© 2011. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
© 2011. Text: http://bloggingpompeii.blogspot.com/2009/03/lultima-scoperta-di-ercolano.html
© 2011. Text: http://bloggingpompeii.blogspot.com/2009/03/lultima-scoperta-di-ercolano.html
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