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Triton, from a statue group centering on a portrait of Commodus as Hercules. 190 CE. Musei Capitolini.

I’ve always wondered about the scattering of what look like maple leafs on the torso of the two tritons (there’s a corresponding one on the other side of Commodus), but evidently it was a standard iconography for “triton.” Click and see - tagged/triton

#triton #Roman sculpture #commodus #mine #arth332

The MACELLUM, Pompeii - plan, an iffy 1899 reconstruction (the columns look too skinny for my taste) and in relation to the Forum - upper right corner, greyed out. The Macellum was a market - some think a produce market, some think more wholesale than retail.

#Macellum #Macellum of Pompeii #Pompeii #Roman architecture #roman urban planning #roman city planning #arth332

A niched wall at the Baths of Caracalla, Rome. This sort of wall treatment of alternating arched and square-top niches is common after 200 - each niche would have held a statue.

#mine #Roman architecture #Severan dynasty #Roman baths #Thermae #Baths of Caracalla #Caracalla #arth332

Above: Roman Cage Cup, Corning Museum of Glass 87.1.1 Overall Diam (max): 12.2 cm; Cup H: 7.4 cm; Metal Collar H: 0.5, Diam: 11 cm, Th: 0.1 cm; Hook and Loop: 17 cm; Looped Elements: 18.8 cm probably 300–399 Purchased with funds from the Arthur Rubloff Residuary Trust

Below: Cage cup replica in process, Corning Museum of Glass 89.2.22. Artist: George D. Scott.

#Roman Cups #cage cup #CMOG #arth332