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View looking at the northwestern corner of the garden. In the far corner is a family worship shrine (lares) with much of its painting still intact. Note the shell-shaped semi-dome and the gable "roof."
In the center of the image is a water tank that supplies the house and the garden. On it is painted a mythological scene of Venus and Mars.
The House of the Ephebus is also known as the House of P. Cornelius Tages. It takes its name from a bronze statue of the ephebus that was found there. It is located about seven blocks (insula) east of the Roman Forum. It is a large "house" consisting of three houses that were merged into one! Location: Regio (Region) I, Insula 7, Doors 10-12.