Wine Advertisement, Herculaneum

Carole Raddato

by Carole Raddato
published on 17 December 2018

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Wine Advertisement, Herculaneum — Wall painting in Herculaneum (Italy) depicting a wine selling advertisement and prices for the "Ad Cucumas" wine shop. The wall outside this ancient wine shop shows four jars (cucumae) of different colors and prices.

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Carole Raddato

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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Raddato, C. (2018, December 17). Wine Advertisement, Herculaneum. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9713/wine-advertisement-herculaneum/

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Raddato, Carole. "Wine Advertisement, Herculaneum." World History Encyclopedia, December 17, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9713/wine-advertisement-herculaneum/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Wine Advertisement, Herculaneum." World History Encyclopedia, 17 Dec 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9713/wine-advertisement-herculaneum/.