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Pompeii: The Odeon, Atlantes sculptures (VIII 7. xx)



Pompeii: The Odeon. Atlantes sculptures (photo: Athena Review)


The Odeon or covered theater (VIII 7 xx) had sculptures opf Atlantes or telemones figures with upraised arms, serving as columns or supports. In this image, two Atlantes figures (one missing the upper part of its body) are grouped near the entrance arch at right.


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