Roman painting showing young assistant during official ritual

Roman painting showing a young assistant during an official ritual (so-called camillus) who holds a vessel in his hands. According to Roman tradition, camillus had to be under the age of puberty and both parents had to be alive. The boy usually came from a wealthy family.

The fresco was discovered in Herculaneum and is dated to the 1st century CE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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