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The master asked that you wait here. Please make yourself at home. You may rest on one of the couches or have a look at the artwork.
The master has a fine collection of bronzes and some interesting vases. You’ll notice many pieces have some connection to the master’s interests. Can you guess what they are?
I will have one of the kitchen servants bring you a plate of fruit, cheese and snacks. Would you like something to drink? The master has some good Surrentine wine or a lovely Chian. We also have a tasty sorbus cider.
Ah, welcome to my home. I hope you have had some refreshments. The cider and Sardian nuts are from my estate near Tusculum.
Did you notice my latest acquisition? I picked it up in Puteoli from a master artisan in Campania. It’s wonderful, isn’t it?
Let’s take a tour of the house. I want you to see everything. This room is where I host private guests when they come to visit. I meet with clientes or visitors on business around the impluvium or in the ala at the back of the atrium. Now, come into the bibliotheca with me. I want to show you my latest work.
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Room background courtesy of Bari Augustus. Table backgrounds from Eos Development. Table border from Architectural Engineering Graduate Student Association of the Pennsylvania State University.
Statue of Antinous in the Vatican Museum; image from Wikipedia Commons media files.
Etruscan lion from a Christie's sale notice posted in The City Review.
Sculpture of bronze horse from a French postage stamp (1996) commemorating the hoard of Gallo-Roman sculptures uncovered in Neuvy-en-Sullias, Loiret, in 1861. Image from Albuisson Stamps, edited.
Vase image courtesy of the VRoma Project.
Roman silver kantharos (1st Century B.C.) in the collection of the Soprintendenza archeologica di Pompeii.
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