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Frescos of the
Vettius House
The Vettius house belonged to two wealthy merchants, Aulus Vettius Restitutus
and Aulus Vettius Conviva. Its beautiful paintings (still in their
original positions) and the skillful reconstruction of its apartments make
it one of the most interesting villas to visit in Pompeii.
Here is a small sampling of the brilliant frescoes which remain in the
house in their original locations.
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Above
- Prapius weighs his phallus.
Left
- Baby Hercules and the serpents.
Lower
Left - Pentheus being torn limb from limb
by the Bacchantes.
Lower
Right - Daedalus showing Pasiphae the wooden bull.
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Credit for the
info on this page:
Blanchard, Paul.
"Blue Guide, Southern Italy; From Rome to Calabria", New York: W. W. Norton & Company Inc.,
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