Art from Pompeii and Herculaneum

Mosaics, Frescoes, Sculpture & Jewelry

A Wall painting of a baker and his wife(Pompeii)

Mosaic of Alexander the Great (Pompeii)

A room with frescoes (walls) and mosaics (floor)

A gold bracelet in the form of a snake

Wooden cradle (Herculaneum)

Bronze statue of a woman fastening her dress (Herculaneum)

Satyr and maenads, Marble wall panel (Herculaneum)

Wall painting of Flora, goddess of fertility and abundance

Mosaic of a guard dog (Pompeii)

Fresco that once decorated a garden room (Pompeii)

Golden Snake amulet with medallion of Luna

A woman examines the statues of a priestess (left) and the Empress Livia (Augustus’ wife) found at Pompeii