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title: Fresco with Theatre Mask and Peacock, Oplontis Villa Poppaea
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11208/fresco-with-theatre-mask-and-peacock-oplontis-vill/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Fresco with Theatre Mask and Peacock, Oplontis Villa Poppaea

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Fresco with Theatre Mask and Peacock, Oplontis Villa Poppaea](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11208.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11208.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Fresco/) in the Second Style showing a [theatre](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/theatre/) mask, a peacock, and a perspective view of colonnades. The fresco decorates the east [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) of the large oecus (room) of the Oplontis Villa Poppaea, [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/). 1st century BCE.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2019, September 14). Fresco with Theatre Mask and Peacock, Oplontis Villa Poppaea. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11208/fresco-with-theatre-mask-and-peacock-oplontis-vill/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Fresco with Theatre Mask and Peacock, Oplontis Villa Poppaea." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 14, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11208/fresco-with-theatre-mask-and-peacock-oplontis-vill/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Fresco with Theatre Mask and Peacock, Oplontis Villa Poppaea." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Sep 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11208/fresco-with-theatre-mask-and-peacock-oplontis-vill/>.

## License & Copyright

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