Pompeii's Rare Mystery Cult Painting
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Rare fresco discovered in Pompeii shows type of woman who 'breaks free from male order to dance freely, go hunting and eat raw meat in the mountains'
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Archaeologists at Pompeii have discovered an enormous, extremely rare wall painting depicting an ancient mystery cult.
The find was announced by the Pompeii Archaeological Park on Wednesday ( Feb. 26 ) as they revealed the newly excavated House of Thiasus.
The wall painting, which is nearly life-size, runs the length of three walls along a large banquet hall.
At the center of the fresco is an old satyr with a young woman who is about to be initiated.
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