Image code: 60045

House of Pinarius Cerialis. Cubicle. Fresco with Attis and a nymph

Wall of the Cubiculum frescoed in the IV style Shows a faux marble base with coloured and painted tesserae and in the upper part one can see, framed against an architectural background with gable frieze columns, acroteria in the form of centaurs and sirens. In the centre is a panel with Attis to a nymph. The young man, leaning against a sacred tree dressed as a shepherd with staff and hat and sickle, is seduced by the nymph daughter of the river Salgario as shown by the amphora with water. a Cupid points the way

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