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Dionysiac Mystery Frieze. Room 5 of Villa of the Mysteries

Viewmythological and other female figures
SitePompeii
LocationItaly
Dateca. 60-50 BC
SubjectFrescoes
PeriodRoman Republican Period
Saskia No.Jie-0218
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 10, plate 15
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 9, plate 16
 Margaret Lazzari, Exploring Art, 1st ed., chapter 7, plate 12
 Schneider Adams, Art Across Time, 2nd ed., chapter 7, plate 53
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 6, plate 63