I belong to the Herculaneum Society and today received a news item from them that the archaeological site of Herculaneum reopened to the public January 18! I had the wonderful opportunity to visit the site in 2007 and I hope I'll have a chance to revisit it whenever I can travel again. So today's featured "Antiquities Alive" virtual exhibit is a collection of my images that I took at Herculaneum during about a three hour walkthrough (the site definitely deserves much more time than that) back in 2007. I've also included some artifacts from Herculaneum I photographed at Pompeii: The Exhibit at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle Washington, the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, California, and The Louvre in Paris. Unfortunately, the day I visited Herculaneum the Villa dei Papiri was closed to the public.
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| A Roman mosaic in the House of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum, Italy |
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| Theater mask in a bath complex in Herculaneum |
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| Statue of Heracles or Dionysus with a wineskin in the garden of the House of the Stags in Herculaneum. |
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| Statue of Hounds attacking a Deer in the garden of the House of the Stags in Herculaneum |
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| Black and white mosaiced hallway in the Casa dell'Atrio a Mosaico in Herculaneum |
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| Closeup of A Roman mosaic in the House of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum, Italy |
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| Atrium with fountain and table in Herculaneum |
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| Bust in the House of the Bronze Herm in Herculaneum |
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| Amphora recovered in a storage area in Herculaneum |
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| A Roman mosaic in the House of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum, Italy |
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| Fourth style fresco still in situ in Herculaneum |
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| Fresco from the House of the Stags in Herculaneum |
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| Closeup of mosaic in the men's baths in the Terme del Foro, Herculaneum |
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| A romantic stroll through the remains of Herculaneum |
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| Reproduction of a relief from the Temple of the Four Gods (Sacello dei Quattro Dei) in Herculaneum |
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| Oven and grinding mill in a bakery in Herculaneum |
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| Peristyle garden with tondo, pool and puteal in the Casa del Rilievo di Telefo in Herculaneum |
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| Column capital of Casa del Gran Portale in Herculaneum |
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| Thermopolium in Herculaneum |
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| Lernaean Hydra fountain in the Palestra in Herculaneum |
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| Bakery in Herculaneum |
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| Augusteum inscription |
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| Overview of the archaeological site of Herculaneum |
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| Terrace with a (replica) statue of Herculaneum's patron, Nonius Balbus |
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| Herculaneum street |
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| Herculaneum street |
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| Overview of Herculaneum and boat houses where skeletons were found of victims of the Vesuvius eruption |
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| Roman emperor Tiberius dressed as Pontifex Maximus found in Herculaneum 37 CE that was conserved by the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, California |
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| Forearm of a statue of a boxer from Herculaneum Roman 1st century CE Bronze that I photographed at "Pompeii: The Exhibit" at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, Washington |
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| Iron Gladiator Helmet from Herculaneum Roman 1st century CE that I photographed at "Pompeii: The Exhibit" at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, Washington |
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| Myrmillo-style bronze gladiator helmet with bas-relief depicting scenes from the Trojan War from Herculaneum Roman 1st Century CE that I photographed at "Pompeii: The Exhibit" at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, Washington. |
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| Fresco of a man reading a scroll, 1st century CE, from Herculaneum now in the collections of the National Archaeological Museum, Naples. |
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