Grape treading
Grape treading
Puteal (well-head), made of white marble
Characters linked to the Dionysian world are harvesting grapes.
Presumably from Puteoli, previously in the collection of Antonio Giudice, Prince of Cellammare in Naples
Third quarter of the 1st century BC
The Campania in the Roman era exhibition recently opened on the ground floor opposite the impressive Farnese collection. The 20 rooms are filled with sculptures and paintings from the 2nd century BC to the 3rd century that decorated public buildings in Naples and southern Italy (including some from Pompeii and Herculaneum).
→ See also Visit the National Museum of Archaeology in Naples for more on one of the finest collections of antiquities in the world, including the marvelous Farnese sculptures (including Hercules at Rest and the Farnese Toro) and the best artworks, mosaics, as well as frescoes from the excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Grape treading
Grape treading
Puteal (well-head), made of white marble
Characters linked to the Dionysian world are harvesting grapes.
Presumably from Puteoli, previously in the collection of Antonio Giudice, Prince of Cellammare in Naples
Third quarter of the 1st century BC
The Campania in the Roman era exhibition recently opened on the ground floor opposite the impressive Farnese collection. The 20 rooms are filled with sculptures and paintings from the 2nd century BC to the 3rd century that decorated public buildings in Naples and southern Italy (including some from Pompeii and Herculaneum).
→ See also Visit the National Museum of Archaeology in Naples for more on one of the finest collections of antiquities in the world, including the marvelous Farnese sculptures (including Hercules at Rest and the Farnese Toro) and the best artworks, mosaics, as well as frescoes from the excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.