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The House of Vetti is located in region VI, near the Vesuvian Gate, bordered by the Vicolo di Mercurio and the Vicolo dei Vettii. The house is one of the largest domus in Pompeii, spanning the entire southern section of block 15. [3] The plan is fashioned in a typical Roman domus with the exception of a tablinum, which is not included.
A statuette of Priapus in the House of the Vettii in Pompeii is from a small cubicle leading off from the kitchen. It is thought the statue used to be placed in the garden and was used as a fountain. A hole runs through its phallus allowing it to spurt like a fountain.
One of the most famous images of Priapus is that from the House of the Vettii in Pompeii. A fresco depicts the god weighing his phallus against a large bag of coins. In nearby Herculaneum, an excavated snack bar has a painting of Priapus behind the bar, apparently as a good-luck symbol for the customers. [citation needed]
English: Metamorphosis of Cyparissus, House of the Vettii - Central wall painting of the Metamorphosis of Cyparissus from north wall oecus on south side of atrium, Horizontal resolution: 300 dpi: Vertical resolution: 300 dpi: Software used: 17.4.1: File change date and time: 21:24, 6 June 2024: Exposure Program: Normal program: Exif version: 2. ...
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The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States.
Wall painting of Priapus with two phalluses in the Lupanar.72 - 79 CE [14] Although a wide range of sex acts including oral and homoerotic engagements were shown in graffiti and other artworks across Pompeii, the Lupanar's frescoes solely depict heteronormative intercourse between a male and female party.
The House of the Garden of Hercules, located to the west of Pompeii’s Palestra, illustrates the influence of this Grecian god. Specifically, the garden of this building contained a large lararium where a marble statuette of Hercules, an altar and aedicula were dedicated to him. [17] The House of the Vettii provides further evidence. Within ...