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title: Painting of Mercury, House of the Vettii
author: Sailko
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12704/painting-of-mercury-house-of-the-vettii/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Painting of Mercury, House of the Vettii

_Authored by Sailko_

## Image File

[![Painting of Mercury, House of the Vettii](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12704.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12704.jpg)

## Image Caption

Part of a [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) depicting the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) Mercury ([Hermes](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hermes/)). House of the Vettii, [Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/pompeii/). 62-79 CE.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sailko. (2020, September 11). Painting of Mercury, House of the Vettii. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12704/painting-of-mercury-house-of-the-vettii/>
### Chicago
Sailko. "Painting of Mercury, House of the Vettii." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 11, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12704/painting-of-mercury-house-of-the-vettii/>.
### MLA
Sailko. "Painting of Mercury, House of the Vettii." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Sep 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12704/painting-of-mercury-house-of-the-vettii/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Casa_dei_vettii,_vestibolo,_oechus_affrescato_sul_peristilio,_issione_legato_alla_ruota_da_vulcano_alla_presenza_di_giunone_02.jpg) by [**Sailko**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Casa_dei_vettii,_vestibolo,_oechus_affrescato_sul_peristilio,_issione_legato_alla_ruota_da_vulcano_alla_presenza_di_giunone_02.jpg). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 11 September 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.