Relief with the sale of food (134)

Found in a shop of building III,XVII,5, on Via della Foce.
Date: late second century AD. W. 0.545, h. 0.245.
The sales counter consists of three cages.Two hares can be seen in the cage at the far right. The other cages contain poultry that can eat food from a gutter in front of the cages. On top of the cages are two monkeys and a basket. The basket probably contains snails, because one is depicted between the basket and the head of the woman to the left. Next to the woman stands a young person with short hair. The woman gives an object (fruit?) from one of two platters to a male, bearded customer. Above the customer two pieces of poultry (geese?) are hanging on a rack. Further to the left two men are discussing the products. The one to the left is holding an animal (a hare?) with his right hand.

Arachne 1074097. SO IX, 48. Zimmer 1982, cat. nr. 180. DeLaine 2018, nr. 14. Guida p. 20 nr. 8. Photo: Parco Archeologico di Ostia Antica.