Fresco, Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii, Campania, Italy

Fresco of a young satyr being offered a bowl of wine by Silenus, in which he sees the reflection of a frightening mask held aloft by another satyr, from a series depicting the initiation ceremonies of a religious or Bacchian cult, in the triclinium of the Casa dei Misteri, or Villa of the Mysteries, a large villa in a suburb of Pompeii, in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1st century AD 79 AD archaeological Archaeological Park of Pompeii archaeology archeological archeology art Bacchian cult Campania Casa dei Misteri ceremony city color image colour image cult dig Dionysian discovery domus excavation fine art fresco frescoes frieze heritage history house indoors initiation inside interior Italian Italy mask Mount Vesuvius Mt Vesuvius mystery Naples painting Parco Archeologico di Pompei Pompei Pompeii preservation preserved recent red reflection religious cult Roman satyr Silenus site square image tourism tourist attraction town travel triclinium UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site Vesuvius villa Villa of the Mysteries volcanic eruption volcano

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