2 silver cups, part of the so-called Boscoreale treasure, buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
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Mosaic of sea creatures (the so-called "Fish Catalog") from the House of the Geometric Mosaics (VIII.2.16) at Pompeii. Artist unknown; ca. 100 BCE. Now in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples. Photo credit: Massimo Finizio.
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Head of the lamp-bearing Kouros from the House of Julius Polybius in Pompeii.
© Archaeological Park of Pompeii.
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Medallion painting of Venus Aphrodite with a golden diadem and scepter, pearl earrings and necklace, House of Marcus Fabius Rufus, Pompeii. 1st century BC
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~ Gladiator Helmet.
Date: A.D. 50-75
Place of origin: Campania
Place of origin: Pompeii - 1767 (barracks of the Gladiators)
Medium: Bronze, silver
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Esoteric arts: Archaeologists at Pompeii in Italy have found what they believe is a female sorcerer’s box of objects. The magnificent little miniature amulets, gems, and other items were found in the remains of a wooden box at Casa del Giardino, and were most likely used for personal ornamentation or protection from evil forces and bad luck. Among the objects found were crystals, buttons made of bones, phallic amulets, and a glass bead engraved with the head of Dionysus.
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Winding wool in a Pompeian garden, 1894
John William Godward
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The ancient city of Pompeii, Italy
On the first photo is the bakery of Sotericus.
On the last photo you can see clay pots built into countertops in the taberna.
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Mosaic with sea creatures from the House of the Faun, Pompeii.
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Plato’s Academy mosaic from Villa of T. Siminius Stephanus, Pompeii.
Public domain. Wikimedia Commons
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