Gragnano, Villa rustica in Localitƒ Carmiano, Villa A. Triclinium 1.
East wall, with fresco of Bacchus and Ceres astride a hippogryph.
See Bonifacio G., 2004. In Stabiano: Exploring the Ancient Seaside Villas of the Roman Elite. Castellamare: Nicola Longobardi, p. 71.
According to Croisille, Bacchus and Ceres travel the world on the marine horse's back to offer their gifts to the people. The nearly naked feminine coloured body of the young god contrasts the flowing garment of the goddess and the sail, inflated by the wind, forms a canopy over the group.
See Croisille J. M., 1966. Les Fouilles archéologiques de Castellammare: Latomus XXV, 1966, p. 253, Pl. IX fig. 13.
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Gragnano, Villa rustica in Localitƒ Carmiano, Villa A. Triclinium 1.
East wall, with fresco of Bacchus and Ceres astride a hippogryph.
See Bonifacio G., 2004. In Stabiano: Exploring the Ancient Seaside Villas of the Roman Elite. Castellamare: Nicola Longobardi, p. 71.
According to Croisille, Bacchus and Ceres travel the world on the marine horse's back to offer their gifts to the people. The nearly naked feminine coloured body of the young god contrasts the flowing garment of the goddess and the sail, inflated by the wind, forms a canopy over the group.
See Croisille J. M., 1966. Les Fouilles archéologiques de Castellammare: Latomus XXV, 1966, p. 253, Pl. IX fig. 13.
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