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Herculaneum: House of the Skeleton shrine



Herculaneum: House of the Skeleton shrine (photo: Athena Review)


This shrine in a courtyard of the House of the Skeleton has a brightly-colored mosaic whose detail includes figurative, geometric, and marine motifs. The face at bottom may be associated with Triton or another mythical marine figure.
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