Interior Of The Tazza Farnese (first century B.C.). This dish, carved from sardonyx, and possibly commissioned by
Cleopatra, presents an allegory of the fertility of Egypt under the protection of Isis, Horus, and Osiris-Sarapis.
The plots of the plays show considerable variety. In Amphitruo, Jupiter descends to earth disguised as Amphitruo in
order to seduce the latter's wife Alcumena; when Amphitruo himself arrives home from a military expedition the
next day, he is dismayed to discover from his wife's reception of him that she believes him to have spent the previous
night with her. Mercator ('The Businessman') shows father and son in love with the same girl, as does Casina (named