A two-faced 3rd-century AD mosaic from a villa at Pomezia, 20km from Rome, depicting Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and fertility. Photo: Roberto Cereghino.
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09/15/2006 3:51:05 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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09/15/2006 3:51:23 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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There are loads of other news items at the link.
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09/15/2006 3:52:36 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Sure it isn't an ancestor of Jean-Claude Kerry?
4 posted on
09/15/2006 4:14:19 PM PDT by
PzLdr
("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
Giuseppe Arcimboldo, "The Gardener" 16th century:
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09/15/2006 4:29:02 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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an ancient mythological character revived by Arcimboldo, Vertumnus, with the face of his patron the Holy Roman Emperor:
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09/15/2006 11:02:08 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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A Unique 'Two-Faced' Roman Mosaic from Pomezia, Italy They have a mosaic of John Kerry?
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09/16/2006 9:48:55 AM PDT by
freedumb2003
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