• VILLA DEI MISTERI | Villa of the Mysteries:
"The painted frieze, which can be dated to between 70 and 60 BC. is characterized by the representation of large scale mythological figures."
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Room 5, Main Wall Painting [side-walls are on the way]
Villa of the Mysteries, Pompei Scavi, Pompeii, Regio VI
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70-60 BC.
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• Pic 2:
- A Maenad, who animated the processions of Dionysus, recoils in fear.
- Paniskoi, mythological figures who lived in the woods, suckle a kid and play music.
• Pic 3:
- The preparation of a ritual meal for the deity [3 female figs].
- Silenus playing the lyre.
• Pic 4:
- The reading the liturgy of the ritual [3 figs w/ a boy].
- A pregnant young woman offers sacred cakes.
• Pics 1 and 5:
- General views of the scene [Main wall, Room 5].
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