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VI
House
of the Golden Cupids
This
name was given to the house after the find, inside a cubiculum, of
little glass disks with cupids engraved on gold leaf and inserted into
the painted wall. The owners belonged to the family of Poppea,
Nero's second wife.
The
garden is very peculiar. Originally it was decorated with arble
sculptures, hanging disks (oscilla),
herms and theater masks. The domestic oratory (lararium)
was dedicated to oriental gods painted on the wall: Isis,
Serapis and Arpocrates. The decoration of the black hall is particularly
elegant. After the earthquake of 62 A.D. it was restored with paintings
portraying Achilles and Briseis,
Jason meeting Pelias before fleeing
with Medea and Thetis in
Vulcan's Workshop.
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