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  • An Iconographic Treasure Unearthed in Jordan

    10/03/2018 1:47:52 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 20 replies
    CNRS News ^ | October 21, 2018 | Philippe Testard-Vaillant
    ...this subterranean tomb of 52 m2... impressive number of figures (nearly 260, including gods, humans, and animals) painted on the walls of the largest chamber. Of course other Roman tombs from the Decapolis also offer sumptuous mythological decor, but none of them can hold a candle to this one in terms of iconography... Whoever entered the tomb, before it was closed, first glimpsed on his left banqueting deities lying on beds, and tasting offerings brought by humans smaller than themselves. Again to the left of the entrance, a second painting with a country landscape shows peasants busy working the earth...