A Wall Painting in Herod’s Theatre at Herodion: An Image of Elysium?

It seems that Herod’s theatre at Herodion is part of the monumental burial complex (the mausoleum) and its related ceremonies. This proposal is reinforced by literary sources and similar Roman-period theatres related to burial complexes and the cult of the dead.

Of the four wall-paintings discovered in the royal box of the theatre, only one has survived in its entirety. The mural depicts a scene with a building and trees, next to which is a rocky hill with deer (or gazelles) climbing it. Either next to or opposite the deer stands a hunting-dog (hound), watching them and/or ready for pursuit. Does this wall-painting depict the deer and the hound merely incidentally, or does their appearance have an allegorical meaning?