Wall Painting of a Man at a Banquet (Illustration)

Illustration

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 13 November 2018

Wall Painting of a Man at a Banquet — This wall painting depicts a man reclining at a banquet, drinking from a horn. Said to be from near Pompeii, in modern-day Italy. Roman period, 50-79 CE. Formerly in the collection of Sir William Temple (Painting 40). (The British Museum, London).

About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

License

Uploaded by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin, published on 13 November 2018 under the following license: CC BY-NC-SA. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

Remove Ads

Advertise Here

Related Images

Image

The "Banquet of the Pygmies"

This 1st Century CE fresco is part of a cycle in the "House of...

Image

Magistrates Wall Painting, Pompeii

A wall painting from Pompeii showing a procession of magistrates...

Cite This Work

APA Style

Amin, O. S. M. (2018, November 13). Wall Painting of a Man at a Banquet. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/9425/

Chicago Style

Amin, Osama S. M. "Wall Painting of a Man at a Banquet." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 13, 2018. https://www.ancient.eu/image/9425/.

MLA Style

Amin, Osama S. M. "Wall Painting of a Man at a Banquet." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 13 Nov 2018. Web. 07 Dec 2019.

Remove Ads

Advertise Here

Support Us

We are a non-profit organization.

Our mission is to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide. Please support Ancient History Encyclopedia Foundation. Thank you!

Donate