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Fresco of a scriptorium

    • Provenienza:
      Pompeii, pre-1755
    • Data:
      45-79 AD
    • Materiali:
      Painted plaster
    • Dimensioni:
      height 31 cm, width 36 cm
    • Collocazione:
      Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
    • Inventario:
      inv. 9822
  • Fresco of a scriptorium

This still life probably completed the decor of a reception area and showcases the contents of the instrumentum scriptorium (writing paraphernalia), which were popular with Romans for their symbolic value.