"Sappho" fresco, Pompeii 50 CE

"Fresco showing a woman holding writing implements, a wax tablet and stylus. Commonly called Sappho, the fresco actually portrays a high-society Pompeian woman, richly dressed with gold-threaded hair and large gold earrings."

-taken from Ancient.eu

"Sappho" fresco, Pompeii 50 CE. Naples National Archaeological Museum.


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https://www.ancient.eu/image/3840/sappho-fresco-pompeii/

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