Metropolitan Museum- Bedroom from Roman Villa buried by Versuvius Eruption
Part of the villa of P. Fannius Synistor, this bedroom was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on August 24, A.D. 79. Its walls are decorated with highly ornate and colorful frescoes of urban landscapes with towering architectural vistas on the side walls and rocky outdoor scenes populated by various songbirds on the rear wall. This villa (which dates back to about 50 to 40 B.C.) remained undisturbed after Versuvius erupted until it was excavated in 1900.
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Metropolitan Museum- Bedroom from Roman Villa buried by Versuvius Eruption
Part of the villa of P. Fannius Synistor, this bedroom was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on August 24, A.D. 79. Its walls are decorated with highly ornate and colorful frescoes of urban landscapes with towering architectural vistas on the side walls and rocky outdoor scenes populated by various songbirds on the rear wall. This villa (which dates back to about 50 to 40 B.C.) remained undisturbed after Versuvius erupted until it was excavated in 1900.
For other images of NYC visit my album at www.flickr.com/photos/36791099@N08/sets/72157617928983980