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104 - The Tomb of the Diver
Paestum

Paestum

DATE 475 BC
AUTHOR Unknown
MEDIA Fresco
SIZE Unknown
LOCATION Italy - Paestum, Poseidonia - Paestum Museum
NOTES Tomba del Tuffatore, or Tomb of the Diver, an exceedingly rare example of Greek painting.

Both long walls: men reclining on klinai (cushioned benches with raised end), playing music, singing, drinking, playing kottabos, having erotic interlude.

Symposium North Wall - extreme right.
Men partying. The man on the right is making advances to the youth with the lyre, who is declining the offer.

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