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Still life

First half of the 1st century A.D.
Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inv. 8623

 

In the colour of the big grapes, purplish-pink the ripe ones, green the others, we can recognize the characteristics of the "pink" grape, while the golden yellow of the smaller grapes on the other bunch is typical of the "regina" variety.