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Panther with dionysiac symbols.                        
From Pompeii
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Panther with dionysiac symbols. From Pompeii

Cocks fighting in front of a small mensa, a table.     
From Pompeii.
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Cocks fighting in front of a small mensa, a table. From Pompeii.

Venus removing her sandal,                             
From Pompeii 12,10                                     
Inv.109678
#100403 9

Venus removing her sandal, From Pompeii 12,10...

Maenad and satyr in a dionysiac scene, marble mosaic   
on slate ground, from the Casa dei Capitelli Colorati  
Pompeii VII 4, 31-51                                   
Inv.9977
#10040310

Maenad and satyr in a dionysiac scene, marble mosaic on slate ground, from th...

Candelabre and hunting putto, glass-paste mosaic       
from Pompeii VI, Insula Occidentalis 36.               
Inv.10013
#10040311

Candelabre and hunting putto, glass-paste mosaic from Pompeii VI, Insula...

Theseus fights the minotaur, tondo.                    
From Pompeii                                           
Inv.10016
#10040312

Theseus fights the minotaur, tondo. From Pompeii...

Theseus fights the minotaur.                           
From Formia.                                           
Inv.10017
#10040313

Theseus fights the minotaur. From Formia....

Skull, symbol of death, surrounded by symbolic objects:
a butterfly for flying time, a wheel of fortune, a     
level as a sign that all are made level by death.      
From the triclinium of the Bottega, Pompeii 15,2       
Inv.109982
#10040314

Skull, symbol of death, surrounded by symbolic objects: a butterfly for flying t...

Lykurgos, Ambrosia and Dionysos. Lykurgos was a        
mythical king who tried to prevent the spreading of    
the Dionysian cult and chased the young god from       
Thrace.In a fit of madness, sent by Zeus, Lykurgos     
killed his own son. From Herculaneum. Inv.9988
#10040315

Lykurgos, Ambrosia and Dionysos. Lykurgos was a mythical king who tried...

Niche from a nymphaeum, glass paste.                   
From the House of the Skeleton, Herculaneum III,3      
Inv.10008
#10040316

Niche from a nymphaeum, glass paste. From the House of the Sk...

Dionysos as a child, on the back of a tiger,           
a garland with leaves and theatrical masks.            
From the House of the Faun, Pompeii VI 12,2
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Dionysos as a child, on the back of a tiger, a garland with leaves an...

Nautic scene, marine life, from the House of the Faun, 
Pompeii VI 12,2. Details see 11-01-03/25,26.           
Inv.9900
#10040318

Nautic scene, marine life, from the House of the Faun, Pompeii VI 12,2. Details...