Simon Bralee
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Advocate for arts and humanities. I believe in the importance of sharing the stories of research to create impact outside of universities. Comms professional and history postgrad researching Anubis in the Roman World. 🏛️🐍
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Possibly from a calendar mosaic, representing the month of November. A fascinating item.
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Possibly from a calendar mosaic, representing the month of November. A fascinating item.
That is the caduceus, the rod of Hermes, who plays a role in the myth of Io. It was also carried by Anubis in the Greco-Roman depictions of the god. This fresco is quite a classicising image, which might be why some of the more overtly Egyptian aspects are smaller and more subtle.
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
That is the caduceus, the rod of Hermes, who plays a role in the myth of Io. It was also carried by Anubis in the Greco-Roman depictions of the god. This fresco is quite a classicising image, which might be why some of the more overtly Egyptian aspects are smaller and more subtle.