A scalloped birdbath in the center of this fresco complemented the outdoor water features in the garden just beyond the living room. Herm posts (statues in the form of square stone pillars surmounted by a bust or head) stand on each side of the birdbath—one with the head of a satyr and the other with what may be the head of a maenad or a child. Each herm is also adorned by plaques with reliefs of sleeping women. Theatrical masks hang along the top of the fresco. The masks and other sculptures are all brightly painted, supporting research into ancient Greek and Roman sculpture that reveals that classical sculpture was originally embellished with.
