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Roman fresco showing woman

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30 July 2018
Roman fresco depicting a pensive woman
Roman fresco showing woman | Photo: akg-images / Album

Roman fresco depicting a pensive woman. Found in a villa in Boscoreale (near Pompeii); dated to the 1st century BCE. Currently, the fresco is kept at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

Rzymski fresk w pełnej kompozycji z willi w Boscoreale
Roman fresco in full composition from a villa in Boscoreale.
Photo: Michał Kubicz - Sekrety Rzymu

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