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CAST OF VICTIMS RECOVERED IN THE HOUSE OF THE GOLDEN BRACELET
Nearly two thousand years ago the catastrophic volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius caused a vibrant city to disappear, including The House of the Golden Bracelet.
Built on three levels, The House of the Golden Bracelet looked out over the sea along the panoramic western slope of Pompeii.
The casts of a family, consisting of two adults, one child and one infant were found under the staircase, which led to the garden and to the seafront.
It is believed the staircase collapsed and trapped the family.
Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption will be on exhibit at The Field Museum from Oct 22 through March 26, 2006.
Now you can uncover its buried treasures-and its human drama-at the Field Museum.
For more information, call (312) 922-9410.
This bronze lamp with a handle ending in a swan's head, was probably used to light up an Arcade or boat house.
Found on a Herculaneum beach, this lamp will be on display along with 450 other artifacts including casts of the volcano's victims,
room-sized frescoes, and precious jewelry.
Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption will be on exhibit at The Field Museum from Oct 22 through March 26, 2006.
Untold numbers were buried in Mt. Vesuvius' volcanic debris, and a vibrant, cosmopolitan society vanished overnight.
Past and more recent excavations in the area around Pompeii provide hundreds of objects to illuminate the inhabitants' lives.
For more information, call (312) 922-9410.
This silver goblet, or kantharos, was found in a house that suffered extensive damages from the earthquake that preceded the infamous eruption at Mt. Vesuvius.
Olives and olive branches gracefully adorn this mid-first century B.C. artifact.
The cup rests upon a stand decorated with leaves in low relief.
Although the home's inhabitants were destroyed by the destruction, this and other silver and bronze articles remain today, many still to be unearthed.
This kantharos as well as other surviving remnants of Pompeii will be on display from Oct 22 until March 26, 2006 as part of The Field Museum's exhibition, Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption.
For more information, call (312) 922-9410.
This sculpture is considered one of the best Roman copies of a type of Amazon of the classical period, called Sciarra.
It was found in The Villa of The Papyri, one of the largest and most luxurious dwellings yet discovered in the Roman world.
Even though this villa in Herculaneum was discovered by chance in 1750, it was recently excavated again to bring light and restore further parts of the building.
This marble head was uncovered in the recent excavation and, along with a statue of Hera (also in the exhibition), is shown to the public for the first time.
Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption will be on exhibit at The Field Museum from Oct 22 through March 26, 2006.
For more information, call (312) 922-9410.
This beautifully intricate and broad necklace made of gold wire, was intertwined with alternating mother-of-pearl and green plasma stones.
This necklace will be on display, along with 450 other artifacts including casts of the volcano's victims, room-sized frescoes, and precious statues.
Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption will be on exhibit at The Field Museum from Oct 22 through March 26, 2006.
Now you can uncover its buried treasures-and its human drama-at The Field Museum.
For more information, call (312) 922-9410.
Among the victims found on the ground of the ancient seafront of Herculaneum, a woman was uncovered.
This pair of bracelets, along with other pieces of jewelry, was found on the beach next to her remains.
This was part of excavations conducted in the 1980s of the area in the front of suburban Herculaneum.
In the stretch in front of the beach more than 300 skeletons were found.
As a result, the previously held theory that the people of Herculaneum had managed to save themselves (because of the scarcity of human remains found until then) was rapidly discounted.
Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption will be on exhibit at The Field Museum from Oct 22 to March 26, 2006.
For more information, call (312) 922-9410.
This detailed statuette of Mercury, the god of commerce and communication, is made of silver and gold.
The god is standing with a cloak draped from his shoulders and is holding a sack in his right hand.
This statuette, along with 450 other artifacts including casts of the volcano's victims, room-sized frescoes,
and precious jewelry can be seen in Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption.
The exhibition will be at The Field Museum from Oct 22 through March 26, 2006.
Untold numbers were buried in Mt. Vesuvius' volcanic debris, and a vibrant, cosmopolitan society vanished overnight.
Past and more recent excavations in the area around Pompeii provide hundreds of objects to illuminate the inhabitants' lives.
For more information, call (312) 922-9410.
According to Greek mythology, a Gorgon was any of three monstrous sisters having live snakes for hair, who, with just one glance, could turn their beholder to stone.
This intricate mosaic features a multi-colored Gorgoneion (a mask meant to resemble the head of Gorgon) and decorated the center of a floor in one of the bedrooms of the lavish House of the Centenary.
Created between the end of the first century B.C and the beginning of the first century A.D, the polychromatic central design is contrasted by two small landscape scenes created in black and white tile.
The mosaic can be seen on display from Oct 22 until March 26, 2006 as part of The Field Museum's exhibition, Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption.
For more information, call (312) 922-9410.
Nearly two thousand years ago the catastrophic volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius caused the vibrant society of Pompeii to disappear, including The Forum.
Pompeii's Forum was the center of public life.
Distinctive in its plan, The Forum included colonnades along the three perimeters of the space, which established a visually unified setting and provided covered walkways between the buildings on both sides.
Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption will be on exhibit at The Field Museum from Oct 22 through March 26, 2006.
Untold numbers were buried in Mt. Vesuvius' volcanic debris, and a vibrant, cosmopolitan society vanished overnight.
Past and more recent excavations in the area around Pompeii provide hundreds of objects to illuminate the inhabitants' lives.
For more information, call (312) 922-9410.
