Cast of victim, House of the Golden Bracelet
Plaster cast of a victim of the 79 AD Vesuvius eruption, discovered in the cellar of the House of the Golden Bracelet, or Casa del Bracciale d'Oro, in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. The cast was made using the Fiorelli process, pouring plaster into the void left in the compressed ash by the decomposed body. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13441020
Media ID
45129125
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7087px x 4724px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
