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Sappho fresco (from Pompeii)
Woman with wax tablets and stylus (so-called "Sappho")  wikidata:Q112135699 reasonator:Q112135699
Title
Italian:
Donna con tavolette cerate e stilo (cosiddetta "Saffo") Edit this at Wikidata

Woman with wax tablets and stylus (so-called "Sappho")
title QS:P1476,it:"Donna con tavolette cerate e stilo (cosiddetta "Saffo") Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Lit,"Donna con tavolette cerate e stilo (cosiddetta "Saffo") Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Les,"Safo (fresco)"
label QS:Lpt,"Mulher com tabuletas de cera e estilete (considerada "Saffo")"
label QS:Len,"Woman with wax tablets and stylus (so-called "Sappho")"
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Object type fresco Edit this at Wikidata
Genre portrait Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Tondo of Woman with wax tablets and stylus (so-called "Sappho"), National Archaeological Museum of Naples (inventory no. 9084). Roman fresco of about 50, from Pompeii (VI, Insula Occidentalis) - Discovered in 1760, is one of the most famous and beloved paintings, commonly called Sappho. Actually portrays a high-society Pompeian woman, richly dressed with gold-threaded hair and large gold earrings, bringing the stylus to the mouth and holding the wax tablets, notoriously accounting documents which therefore have nothing to do with poetry and even less with the famous Greek writer.
Italiano: Tondo di Donna con tavolette cerate e stilo (cosiddetta "Saffo"), Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (inv. nr. 9084). Affresco romano, del 50 circa, da Pompeii (VI, Insula Occidentalis) - Rinvenuto nel 1760, è uno degli affreschi più noti ed amati, comunemente detto Saffo. Ritrae in realtà una fanciulla dell'alta società pompeiana, riccamente agghindata con una retina d'oro sui capelli e grandi orecchini d'oro; essa porta lo stilo alla bocca e tiene in mano le tavolette cerate, notoriamente documenti contabili che dunque nulla hanno a che vedere con la poesia e ancor meno con la famosa scrittrice greca.
Medium fresco on gesso Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 37 cm (14.5 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 38 cm (14.9 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+37U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+38U174728
institution QS:P195,Q637248
Current location
1st floor, room 76
Accession number
9084 (Naples National Archaeological Museum) Edit this at Wikidata
Object history Place of discovery: Pompeii. Date: 24 May 1760
Notes Depicted person: Sappho
References http://cir.campania.beniculturali.it/museoarcheologiconazionale/itinerari-tematici/nel-museo/collezioni-pompeiane/RIT_RA109/?searchterm=saffo
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Woman with wax tablets and stylus (so-called "Sappho") 
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LocationNaples National Archaeological Museum, Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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  • 38 cm
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