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Pompeii wardrobe yields perfume bottle, child's necklace sealed 2,000 years

Archaeologists uncover jewellery, cosmetics and coins in cabinet preserved since Mount Vesuvius eruption in AD79.

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What to know

  • A sealed wooden wardrobe discovered in a Pompeii home contains intact personal objects—jewelry, cosmetics, coins, and tools—preserved for nearly 2,000 years since the AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
  • The wardrobe's most significant find is a child's charm necklace (crepundia) with over 20 decorative charms representing Roman deities, which provided both comfort and identification.
  • The presence of abandoned money and valuables suggests residents fled the eruption suddenly without time to gather their belongings, offering a window into how the disaster unfolded.

“It's never been completely excavated, so we kind of want to finish the job. What's interesting is that we're not excavating in the part where the owners lived and where great frescoes are to be expected, but in the servants' quarters.”

Gabriel Zuchtriegel, Director of Pompeii archaeological park · The Guardian ↗

Gabriel Zuchtriegel Director of Pompeii archaeological park

Pompeii wardrobe yields perfume bottle, child's necklace sealed 2,000 years
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    Excavation reveals child's charm necklace and traces of hasty evacuation

    Among the wardrobe's contents was a crepundia—a necklace with over 20 charms representing deities including Bes and Mercury, worn by children to help parents track them. The presence of 38 bronze coins and personal objects left behind suggests the home's occupants fled the eruption suddenly.

    “The fact that money and personal objects were left behind could point to the owners having to flee the eruption at short notice.”
    — Gabriel Zuchtriegel
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    Archaeologists discover sealed wardrobe in Pompeii home with personal artifacts

    A wooden wardrobe containing jewelry, cosmetics, coins, and household items has been found in a room on Via dell'Abbondanza in Pompeii. The cabinet was sealed for nearly 2,000 years since the AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

    “A crepundia had a very special function. It was a reminder of their parents who perhaps lived far away … it was very typical of this society of people, who were often displaced.”
    — Gabriel Zuchtriegel

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  1. 2 outlets Perfume bottle and child’s necklace among treasures found in Pompeii wardrobe

    first by Guardian Science, 9d ago · also Guardian