Iconography

ANTIQUITIES

Murals

ERANOS ARCHIVE

6. Symbolism of the Snake

GODS AND MYTHS

Bacchus / Single figure / Adult, beardless / Standing / With panther
Bacchus / Single figure / As a bunch of grapes

MAGIC AND SCIENCE

Geography / Topography / Countries A-Z / Italy / Vesuvius
Flora and Fauna / Animals / Snake / Receiving sacrifice
Flora and Fauna / Animals / Snake / Miscellaneous

ORNAMENT

Festoons
Ribbons

Further details

Artist or creator

Pompeii
Blank

Date

1st century

Location

Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Horizon, vol. IV no. 4 (March 1962), p. 42; Eisler, R., Orpheus the Fisher (1921), p. 281, pl. 69; Elia, O., Pitture murali e mosaici nel Museo Nazionale di Napoli (1932), pp. 57, 59, fig. 17; Pfuhl, E., Malerei und Zeichnung der Griechen (1923), vol. 2, pp. 899, 900; Pfuhl, E. Tausend Jahre Griechischer Malerei (1940), fig. 745; Rizzo, G.E., La pittura ellenistico romana (1929), p. 90, pl. 199a.

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

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