Fresco with Theatre Mask and Peacock, Oplontis Villa Poppaea (Illustration)

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by Carole Raddato
published on 14 September 2019

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Fresco with Theatre Mask and Peacock, Oplontis Villa Poppaea — Fresco in the Second Style showing a theatre mask, a peacock, and a perspective view of colonnades. The fresco decorates the east wall of the large oecus (room) of the Oplontis Villa Poppaea, Italy. 1st century BCE.

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Carole Raddato

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2019, September 14). Fresco with Theatre Mask and Peacock, Oplontis Villa Poppaea. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/11208/

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Raddato, Carole. "Fresco with Theatre Mask and Peacock, Oplontis Villa Poppaea." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 14, 2019. https://www.ancient.eu/image/11208/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Fresco with Theatre Mask and Peacock, Oplontis Villa Poppaea." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 14 Sep 2019. Web. 24 May 2020.

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