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title: Roman Fresco of a Banquet Scene, Herculaneum
author: Yann Forget
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14139/roman-fresco-of-a-banquet-scene-herculaneum/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Roman Fresco of a Banquet Scene, Herculaneum
_Authored by Yann Forget_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14139.jpg)
## Image Caption
Banquet scene in a [fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Fresco/) from [Herculaneum](https://www.worldhistory.org/Herculaneum/), [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/). The woman wears a transparent [silk](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silk/) gown while the man to the left raises a rhyton drinking vessel. Made c. 50 BCE, during the Late [Roman Republic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Republic/). Le Musée absolu, Phaidon. 59 (23 in) x 53 cm (20).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Forget, Y. (2021, May 31). Roman Fresco of a Banquet Scene, Herculaneum. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Forget, Yann. "Roman Fresco of a Banquet Scene, Herculaneum." *World History Encyclopedia*, 31 May 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sc%C3%A8ne_de_banquet,_fresque,_Herculanum.jpg) by [**Yann Forget**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sc%C3%A8ne_de_banquet,_fresque,_Herculanum.jpg). Submitted by [James Hancock](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/geneticsofberries/ "User Page: James Hancock"), published on 31 May 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.