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Astonishing detail revealed in these close-up photos of two of the objects that were found amongst the collection of talismans discovered in #Pompeii.
I love the vine leaf crown (of Bacchus?) and is that a satyrs tail I can see?
Photos courtesy @MassimoOsanna on Instagram
There's a stunning show on at the @AshmoleanMuseum featuring food, volcanoes & Romans. Look at this incredible fish mosaic and the World's First Custard Cream #LastSupperinPompeii https://t.co/gku3u4mcWy
Am in total love with this swooping black-headed dove in the dining room fresco from the House of the Golden Bracelet, #Pompeii. The bronze statue—a truly elaborate lamp stand—is from the House of Ephebus, #Pompeii #LastSupperinPompeii
So... #borisjohnson is to be PM. #dauntedmuch ..? #bollockstobrexit Roman theatre face mural from #pompeii https://t.co/mBN0PAcWCM
"Mount Vesuvius had blown its top & debris rained down on Pompeii. It was utter devastation & it created a unique time capsule. More frescoes survive here than in the whole of the rest of the Roman Empire" https://t.co/pB1sRmhMIZ Our #LastSupperInPompeii exhibition opens 25 July
Sholto Walker created this expressive and energetic cover artwork and illustrations for Andy Stanton’s 'The Paninis of Pompeii' published by @EgmontUK.
#ukartist #children_illustration #childrensbooks
https://t.co/oHwPv1CmPG
Pear (Pyrus Pompeiana) from Pomona Italiana by Giorgio Gallesio (1772–1839). Original from The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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quick ref for pompey since they really didn’t have one before!
1st century wall decorations from the Vesuvius-engulfed Villa of Poppea, in Oplontis, near Pompeii ~ pomegranates in glass bowl ■ birds perched on delicate twigs ■ sea nymph riding
Rather pleasing to read that Ingres was so influenced by the fresco of Odysseus & Penelope found in the Macellum in #Pompeii, that he made use of her pose in his represention of Stratonice in the painting ‘The Sickness of Antiochus’.
Image 1: Sergey Sosnovskiy CC BY-SA 4.0