Loculus slab with a couple in a clipeus and personifications of the seasons (126)

Found on the Isola Sacra.
Date: c. 250-270 AD. W. 2.41, h. 0.96.
There are many traces of paint. The colours that could be recognized are yellow, blue-purple and red-brown. In the centre of the slab are the portraits of husband and wife. On the ground below them lies Terra Mater, holding a cornucopiae. The couple is flanked by four amorini, personifying the Four Seasons, from left to right: Spring with a fawn and holding a basket with flowers, Summer with a peacock and holding grain ears, Autumn with a sheep and holding a basket with grapes, and Winter with a boar and holding two ducks.

Arachne 1074107. Helbig nr. 3134. Guida p. 78-79 nr. 3. Photos: Wikimedia, Sailko.