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Italiano: Vaticinio di Cassandra, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (inv. nr. 111476), affresco da Pompeii (I, 2, 28), III stile pompeiano (1-50 d.C.).
English: Cassandra (centre) drawing lots with her right hand predicts the downfall of Troy in front of Priam (seated, on the left), Paris (holding the apple of discord) and a warrior leaning on a spear, presumably Hector. From the House of the Metal Grill (I, 2, 28) in Pompeii.
Français : Cassandre (au centre) tire les sorts de la main droite et prédit la chute de Troie devant Priam (assis, à gauche), Pâris (qui tient la pomme de Discorde) et un guerrier appuyé sur sa lance, sans doute Hector. Provenance : maison du Fourneau de fer (I, 2, 28) à Pompéi.
Deutsch: Kassandra (Mitte) zieht Lose und sagt den Untergang Trojas voraus. Vorn links sitzend Priamos mit Paris, der den Apfel der Zwietracht hält. Vorn rechts ein Krieger mit Speer, vermutlich Hektor. Pompej, Haus mit dem Metallgitter (I, 2, 28).
Date between circa 20 and circa 30 AD
Medium fresco on plaster
medium QS:P186,Q25631150;P186,Q274988,P518,Q861259
institution QS:P195,Q637248
Exhibition history Iliade exhibition at the Colosseum, September 2006–February 2007
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