Victim of Vesuvius

Videotaped during our day-trip to Pompeii. This is a plaster cast of one of the victims of the volcanic eruption of 79 A.D.

"Archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli took charge of the excavations in 1860. During early excavations of the site, occasional voids in the ash layer had been found that contained human remains. It was Fiorelli who realized that these were spaces left by the decomposed bodies and so devised the technique of injecting plaster into them to perfectly recreate the forms of Vesuvius' victims. What resulted were highly accurate and eerie forms of the doomed Pompeiani who failed to escape, in their last moment of life, with the expression of terror often quite clearly visible" (www.wikipedia.com).

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[lleo11]

is this real?? or is it just a fake stone made shaped like one of the victims? :/

[Manny0219]

once again,

Creepy!

when the camera went to his face,

he look like he was gonna pop up and

say "BOO!" weird..

yet intriguing..