Mural
by Pasquale Sorrentino/science Photo Library
Title
Mural
Artist
Pasquale Sorrentino/science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Mural in Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum, Italy. This mural was uncovered on an interior wall of the Villa of the Papyri. The villa was owned by Julius Caesar's father-in-law, Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus. It gets its name from a library found within it that contained 1800 papyrus scrolls, carbonised and preserved by volcanic ash. The ancient town of Herculaneum was destroyed in the eruption of the volcano Vesuvius in 79 AD. However, the thick layer of volcanic ash that buried the town preserved buildings, bodies and other artefacts.
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September 27th, 2018
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