{"id":72516,"date":"2023-08-04T09:30:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T13:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/?p=72516"},"modified":"2025-03-14T10:11:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T14:11:45","slug":"a-shrine-frescoes-andpizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/ancient-cultures\/ancient-rome\/a-shrine-frescoes-andpizza\/","title":{"rendered":"A Shrine, Frescoes, and\u2026Pizza?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_72517\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/ancient-cultures\/ancient-rome\/a-shrine-frescoes-andpizza\/attachment\/detail-of-the-still-life-fresco-with-pizza-like-food-item-courtesy-archaeological-park-of-pompeii\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-72517\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72517\" class=\"wp-image-72517 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2023\/08\/Detail-of-the-still-life-fresco-with-pizza-like-food-item.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-300x135.jpg.avif\" alt=\"Pompeii pizza\" width=\"450\" height=\"202\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2023\/08\/Detail-of-the-still-life-fresco-with-pizza-like-food-item.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-300x135.jpg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2023\/08\/Detail-of-the-still-life-fresco-with-pizza-like-food-item.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-1024x461.jpg.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2023\/08\/Detail-of-the-still-life-fresco-with-pizza-like-food-item.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-768x346.jpg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Detail-of-the-still-life-fresco-with-pizza-like-food-item.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/202;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Detail-of-the-still-life-fresco-with-pizza-like-food-item.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-300x135.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Detail-of-the-still-life-fresco-with-pizza-like-food-item.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Detail-of-the-still-life-fresco-with-pizza-like-food-item.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Detail-of-the-still-life-fresco-with-pizza-like-food-item.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Detail-of-the-still-life-fresco-with-pizza-like-food-item.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii.jpg 1200w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-72517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detail of the \u201cstill life\u201d fresco with pizza-like food item. <em> Courtesy Archaeological Park of Pompeii. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>While excavating a neighborhood in the ancient <a href=\"http:\/\/pompeiisites.org\/en\/comunicati\/pompeii-a-still-life-discovered-by-the-new-excavations-of-regio-ix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roman city of Pompeii<\/a>, which was destroyed in 79 CE by the eruption of nearby Mt. Vesuvius, a team led by archaeologists Alessandro Russo and Gennaro Iovino revealed a traditional-style home with a central atrium, kitchen shrine, oven, and beautiful frescoes. 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At the west end of the atrium is a large oven, and in a nearby workroom the skeletons of three individuals were found. At the atrium\u2019s southeast corner is a cluster of rooms that served as a kitchen area, extensively decorated with ornate frescoes of animals and geometric designs. According to the archaeologists, one of the rooms also functioned as a small shrine. \u201cThey would have made offerings here to their gods\u2014foods like fish or fruits,\u201d said Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the Pompeii archaeological park.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Epicurean Delights<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_72519\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/ancient-cultures\/ancient-rome\/a-shrine-frescoes-andpizza\/attachment\/frescoes-discovered-near-the-homes-kitchen-area-courtesy-archaeological-park-of-pompeii\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-72519\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72519\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-72519 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2023\/08\/Frescoes-discovered-near-the-homes-kitchen-area.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-225x300.jpg.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2023\/08\/Frescoes-discovered-near-the-homes-kitchen-area.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-225x300.jpg.avif 225w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2023\/08\/Frescoes-discovered-near-the-homes-kitchen-area.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-80x108.jpg.avif 80w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2023\/08\/Frescoes-discovered-near-the-homes-kitchen-area.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-160x213.jpg.avif 160w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Frescoes-discovered-near-the-homes-kitchen-area.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Frescoes-discovered-near-the-homes-kitchen-area.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-225x300.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Frescoes-discovered-near-the-homes-kitchen-area.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Frescoes-discovered-near-the-homes-kitchen-area.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-80x108.jpg 80w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Frescoes-discovered-near-the-homes-kitchen-area.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii-160x213.jpg 160w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/Frescoes-discovered-near-the-homes-kitchen-area.-Courtesy-Archaeological-Park-of-Pompeii.jpg 768w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-72519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frescoes discovered near the home\u2019s kitchen area. <em> Courtesy Archaeological Park of Pompeii. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The most impressive fresco, however, sits just outside and adjacent to the kitchen shrine. It depicts a variety of foods presented on a large silver tray, including a goblet of wine and various fruits and nuts. \u201cI think about the contrast between a modest and simple meal that reminds us of a sphere that stands between the pastoral and the sacred on one side, and the luxury of the silver trays and the refinement of the artistic and literary representations on the opposite side,\u201d said Zuchtriegel.<\/p>\n<p>Of particular note is the fresco\u2019s depiction of what looks like pizza, a cuisine invented in Naples in the late 1800s. Yet, notably absent here are staple pizza ingredients such as tomatoes and mozzarella cheese; instead, it appears to be a focaccia-like bread on which are placed various food items, possibly including a pomegranate and perhaps a date.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the pizza association has struck a humorous chord even among the excavators. \u201cI emailed a picture to my boss saying, \u2018First the oven, now the pizza,\u2019\u201d said Iovino. 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