Archaeological site · Ercolano (NA)
House of the Telephus Relief
- Visit: about 1 h 30 min
One of the largest houses in Herculaneum, with the marble relief of the myth of Telephus.
The house extends over several levels towards the sea and probably belonged to an important figure in the city. The atrium is decorated with marble discs, the oscilla, hanging between the columns.One room preserves the marble relief telling the myth of Telephus, son of Hercules, from which the house takes its name.
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