Roosters in Pompeian Depictions

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Rooster from the Thermopolium of Regio VI sec. d.C. fresco Pompeii Archaeological Park of Pompeii Photo Archaeological Park of Pompeii

Stucco Panel with Still Life and Cockerel1st cent. AD. fresco Pompeii Archaeological Park of Pompeii; inv. 86719 Photo Amedeo Benestante

Rooster-shaped Plastic Pot1st cent. AD. terracotta Pompeii Archaeological Park of Pompeii; inv. 13350 Photo Amedeo Benestante

Fresco Depicting Chickens and Ricotta Cheese1st cent. AD. fresco Pompeii Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli; inv. 8632 Photo Luigi Spina

from the archive

Pompeii Commitment

Allison Katz

Allison Katz. Pompeii Circumstance: Posters 1–7

Exerpt from Gaio Plinio Secondo (the Elder), “Naturalis historia”, Johannes de Spira, Venice, 1469