J. Paul Getty based his Villa museum on the Malibu coast on the Villa dei Papiri, which was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. With a number of rare loans from Naples, this exhibition includes many of the spectacular mosaics, frescoes and bronzes recovered from the Roman villa, while also tracing the history of archaeological research at the site. Find out more from the Getty’s website.
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Two runners (1st century BC–1st century AD), Rome. Photo: Giorgio Albano, Courtesy Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
Still Life with Ducks and Gazelle (c. 40 BC), Rome. Photo: Giorgio Albano, Courtesy oMuseo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
Demetrios Poliorketes (?) (1st century BC–1st century AD), Rome. Photo: Luigi Spina; Courtesy Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
Prosciutto-shaped sundial (8 BC–79 AD), Rome. Photo: Luigi Spina; Courtesy Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
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