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Roman fresco showing table covered with dishes

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14 August 2025
Roman fresco showing table covered with dishes
Roman fresco showing table covered with dishes

Roman fresco depicting a table laden with dishes. The painting was intended to symbolize the deceased’s wealth. The object was discovered in the tomb of Caius Vestorius Priscus in Pompeii.

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Scipio AfricanusBattle of Ilipa Gaul in the 1st century BCEGallic Wars Fresco showing Perseus saving AndromedaFresco showing Perseus rescuing Andromeda Fresco from the tomb showing a table with cutleryRoman fresco of a table bearing a rich display of silverware Agamemnon offering his daughter Iphigenia as a sacrifice to the goddess ArtemisFather sacrifices his daughter’s life…
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