Roman sacrificial paraphernalia

Bull prepared for sacrifice, from a bas-relief owned by Bartolomeo Cavaceppi 1, vessel with swan's neck to draw water for a sacrifice 2, bagpipes or flutes played at sacrifices, from a bas-relief in Casa Pellavicini 3, patera or bowl in the Temple of Jupiter 4, vase used in sacrfices 5 and cesta mistica or mystical basket from a bas-relief in the Vatican 6. Copperplate engraving by Pietro Ruga after an illustration by Lorenzo Rocceggiani from his own 100 Plates of Costumes Religious, Civil and Military of the Ancient Egyptians, Etruscans, Greeks and Romans, Franzetti, Rome, 1802

100 Plates Of Costumes Religious Ancient Egyptians Bagpipes Civil And Military Etruscans Flutes Greeks And Romans Lorenzo Rocceggiani Patera Pietro Ruga Sacrifice Vatican Vittima

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