Left:

Amazon in Phrygian cap
and leather mocassins
with a double axe.

Right:

Amazon in tunic and
Phrygian trousers
with sheathed sword

Roman Museum.

 

 

 

Left: Harvester

Right:
Gathering fruits and flowers

 

A woman prepares to offer a libation before a goddess, probably Fortuna, Ceres, or Terra Mater. Behind the shrine a group of people are dancing and making music. This Roman fresco offers a rare glimpse of the spiritual practices of common women.