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Most often one would find such frescoes in a place where guests would be entertained, namely in the triclinium where dining happened, but also in other \u2018public\u2019 rooms in a house.\u00a0 But one would also find, interesting decorative objects like this\u2014<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately the English translation here is prolix and doesn\u2019t fully explain the function of these items. Did water really gush up through the hole in the top?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"