O n the two terra-cotta reliefs (copies in situ) we see the profession
of Verrius Euhelpistus, a member of the family of Verria Zosime.
He was probably
a trader or manufacturer of iron tools.
On the left relief we see a man, standing on a bench, working
with a kind of millstone. Right above him all
sorts of tools are represented.
The scene looks much like the scene on the facade
of the original burial chamber. Here too we see a man working
behind a millstone.
The scene on the right relief seems to consist of two
levels. On the upper level we see a man behind the
counter of his shop, here too surrounded by tools.
We recognize scissors, surgical equipment,
scalpels, anvil, saws and sickles.
Beneath him, on a second level, another man is
working
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