Perfume bottle and child’s necklace among treasures found in Pompeii wardrobe
Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered a wooden wardrobe sealed inside the ruins since the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, preserving a collection of personal belongings. The discovery inside a house belonging to Cornelius Maximus includes a perfume bottle, cosmetics, tools, jewelry, and a child necklace featuring protective amulets alongside 38 coins. Although the wooden furniture itself decayed over the centuries, hardening ash preserved its exact shape using the same principle behind the site famous human body casts. The find provides rare insight into the daily lives, material culture, and family rituals of women and children before the disaster.
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- ✓ Archaeologists discovered a wooden wardrobe in Pompeii that remained sealed since the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
- ✓ The cupboard was located in the house of Cornelius Maximus.
- ✓ Items found inside the wardrobe include a perfume bottle, a child necklace with amulets, cosmetics, tools, and 38 coins.
- ✓ The wooden structure of the wardrobe rotted away over nearly twenty centuries, leaving a hardened ash mold that preserved its shape.
What changed
Researchers excavated a well-preserved household cupboard in Pompeii containing personal keepsakes, a child necklace, and a perfume bottle.
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Pompeii Wardrobe Yields Perfume Bottle and Child Necklace
Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered a wooden wardrobe sealed inside the ruins since the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, preserving a collection of personal belongings. The discovery inside a house belonging to Cornelius Maximus includes a perfume bottle, cosmetics, tools, jewelry, and a child necklace featuring protective amulets alongside 38 coins. Although the wooden furniture itself decayed over the centuries, hardening ash preserved its exact shape using the same principle behind the site famous human body casts. The find provides rare insight into the daily lives, material culture, and family rituals of women and children before the disaster.
Why it matters
The ancient Roman city of Pompeii was buried under a cloud of burning ash and gas when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. Organic materials like wood typically rot completely away over long periods, but hardened volcanic debris frequently leaves hollow impressions that modern researchers can fill or scan. Uncovering sealed indoor storage containers allows historians to examine private domestic items that survived intact away from public spaces.
What is confirmed
- Archaeologists discovered a wooden wardrobe in Pompeii that remained sealed since the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
- The cupboard was located in the house of Cornelius Maximus.
- Items found inside the wardrobe include a perfume bottle, a child necklace with amulets, cosmetics, tools, and 38 coins.
- The wooden structure of the wardrobe rotted away over nearly twenty centuries, leaving a hardened ash mold that preserved its shape.
What to watch next
- Further laboratory analysis of the recovered cosmetics and perfume bottle contents
- Detailed archaeological reports on the exact room layout within the Cornelius Maximus house
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