Fragment, Marble, House of Argus
Production date
Pre Aug 0079 CE
Country
Italy
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Object detail
Description
Square to rectangular thick piece of marble with irregular edges. Creamy white with grey-green horizontal laminated bands. Said to be collected from the peristylium in the garden, House of Argus, Herculaneum
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY
Production date
Pre Aug 0079 CE
Production place
Measurements
L88mm x W60mm x D21mm
Media/Materials description
Marble
Signature/Marks
label
History and use
This piece of marble is from the House of Argus, once one of the grandest villas in Herculaneum. The reception room of the house presented the Greek myth of Argus, who was made to guard Io, a mortal lover of the God Zeus. This piece of marble was once part of a marble colonnade (peristyle) which surrounded a small garden in the rear courtyard of the house.
Associated person
Registration number
H323
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