Sujet

Fresco depicting two Lares flanking a genius. The snake, associated with the prosperity, approaches an altar.

Légende

Pompeii. House of the Vettii. Lararium. Two Lares, holding a rhyton, flank a genius with a libation bowl and incense box, his head covered for a sacrifice. The snake, associated with the prosperity, approaches an altar. The tympanum shows a patera, an ox skull and a sacrificial knife. Italy.

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive

Notre référence

UMG21A15_357

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

55.6Mo (3.5Mo) / 40.2cm x 34.7cm / 4745 x 4095 (300dpi)

Mots clés

1st century AD Europe Heritage Site Italian Italy Lararium Pompeii Romans Tympanum UNESCO Unesco World Heritage Site Vettii World Heritage Site altar ancestral ancient Rome ancient age ancient romans animal antiquity art bowl column domus european frescoes history house incense interior knife mythological mythology ox painting sacrifice sacrificial skull snake symbol triangular wall painting