Two vignettes of Cupids or genii playing ancient games

Two vignettes of Cupids or genii playing ancient games.. Two vignettes of Cupids or genii playing ancient games. Above, three cupids play on a two-wheeled chariot or Birotum as if rehearsing for the Circus. Below, three genii play a game of hide and seek. Copperplate engraved by Tommaso Piroli from his own Antichita di Ercolano (Antiquities of Herculaneum), Rome, 1789

1789 Antichità Antiquities Chariot Cupids Ercolano Genii Herculaneum Hide Piroli Rehearsing Seek Tommaso Two Wheeled Two-wheeled Vignettes

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