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Roman fresco showing fight of heron and cobra

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2 July 2023
Roman fresco showing fight of heron and cobra
Roman fresco showing fight of heron and cobra | Photo: Stefano Bolognini

Roman fresco showing the fight of a heron and a cobra. The object was discovered in the so-called House of Epigrams in Pompeii. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. Dated to the 1st century CE.

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