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Pompeii: Macellum Fresco with Eros and nymph (VII 9, 7-8)
Pompeii: Macellum, fresco with Eros and nymph (photo: Athena Review 2003)
In the marketplace or Macellum next to the Forum are a number of fresco paintings in the 4th Style, which date from the 1st century AD. The northwest wall (VII 9, 7-8) has 4th style frescos with fantasy architectural elements alternating with panels of mythological figures.
This detail of a painting from the northwest wall of the Macellum shows Eros with a nymph.
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