Fresco, House of Venus in the Shell, Pompeii, Campania, Italy

Venus reclining in a conch shell, fresco, detail, in the peristyle of the House of Venus in the Shell, or Casa della Venere in Conchiglia, in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. 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

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1st century AD 79 AD archaeological Archaeological Park of Pompeii archaeology archeological archeology art Campania Casa della Venere in Conchiglia city color image colour image detail dig discovery domus excavation fine art fresco frescoes goddess heritage history horizontal house House of D Lucretii Satrii Valences House of Venus in the Shell indoors inside interior Italian Italy Mount Vesuvius Mt Vesuvius mythological mythology Naples painting Parco Archeologico di Pompei Pompei Pompeii preservation preserved recent Roman shell site tourism tourist attraction town travel UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site Venus Vesuvius villa volcanic eruption volcano

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Pompeii, Italy