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I also love that the reddish leather collar in #Pompeii seems to be standard canine attire. Studs (?) an optional extra.
Image 4: Luigi Spina
While we see slaves depicted in Roman frescoes & mosaics—often skulking in the margins & shown as diminutive in size—there’s no image more powerful of their cruel treatment than the shackles around the ankles of a slave who failed to escape #Pompeii.
#MuseumsUnlocked #slavery
@CarolineLawrenc @Caecilius_CLC @LEJenksBrown @MsCBristow @CambridgeUP @sunglessness @MairLloyd Happy birthday Amarantus!
@Kayjr @Andrea_Migone @_RomanBritain @RomArchable You have the answer in these two responses but I should add the villa rustica could be grand & lavishly decorated. For eg, the Villa of the Mysteries outside Pompeii was involved in wine production & the wealth accrued from its sale sustained cost of the building & its workforce.
I had so much fun answering some very interesting questions about #Pompeii in this podcast - from survivors of the eruption to the infamous phalluses.
Many thanks to the brilliant duo of @hack_history & to @Smith_Design for his amazing artwork.
Listen here https://t.co/AjG5xVl7kC
@chapps ... at that point it was all about embracing the reflections and they actually brought a new life to the frescoes which I adored.
My favourite object in the Getty Villa was this wonderful Roman fresco of slaves cutting into a carcass. Unlike anything I’ve seen before from the Vesuvian sites, I love every detail from the pedestal with the garlic bulb to the sheen on the silver pot.
https://t.co/y9ySBxPD7w
Plenty of superb owls in #Pompeii but perhaps my favourite is the graffito scratched into the wall plaster in the House of the Cryptoporticus that looks like an owl-headed person hunting an oversized chicken.
#SuperbOwl #SuperBowl2020
The Boxer at Rest. His reddened cuts and his forlorn exhaustion never fail to silence me in awe. @PalMassimoTerme