Image code: 61053

Bronze statuette of placentarium

This figurine with the grotesque features of a popular caricature of a Hellenistic theme, comes from a group of four identical figures found in a room near the atrium. It is a fanciful container for elaborate foods that were placed on a silver tray for the rich table of the owners. The name derives from placentae carriers, i.e. thin bread

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