Door, House of the Ephebus, Pompeii, Italy

Plaster cast of a blocked doorway in the main entranceway of the Casa dell Efebo, or House of the Ephebus, Pompeii, Italy. This is a large, sumptuously decorated house probably owned by a rich family, and named after the statue of the Ephebus found here. Plaster casts were taken within spaces in the ash during excavation, in order to give a positive impression of what once filled the spaces, in this case a wooden door which had since rotted. Pompeii is a Roman town which was destroyed and buried under 4-6 m of volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Buildings and artefacts were preserved in the ash and have been excavated and restored. Pompeii is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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