Roman relief of a haruspex, 3rd century. Artist: Unknown
Title

Roman relief of a haruspex, 3rd century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Roman relief from Ostia for Fulvius Alius, a haruspex. The relief shows him at work before an altar where Hercules stands with his club. On the right men pull in a net with fish under the auspex of Neptune with his trident. The contents of nets were also often used in haruspicy, 3rd century.

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B78_364

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

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50,6Mb (3,8Mb) / 14,2in x 13,9in / 4254 x 4160 (300dpi)

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