House of the Vettii, Pompeii, Campania, Italy
Atrium with bronze statue of young boy holding goose and grapes in the peristyle garden, at the House of the Vettii, owned by freedmen Aulus Vettius Conviva and Aulus Vettius Restitutus, in Pompeii, at Pompei near Naples, Campania, Italy. 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
Picture No
14123904
Media ID
46161486
Size
8268px x 6065px
(14.5MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2023
