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House of the Golden Bracelets

This fresco is broken into three sections, but once covered the back wall of the summer triclinium of the House of the Gold Bracelets in Pompeii.
Pompeiian Garden Fresco

Pompeiian Garden Fresco

Photo by Ethan Lebovics
Photo comes from the Science Museum of Minnesota site.

Mary Beard describes the House of the Golden Bracelets as a wealthy multi-story house overlooking the sea. The dining area includes the luxury of running water between the triclinia (couches)..The number of the House of the Bracelets is VI.xvii.xlii. The name comes from the body of a woman found within the house wearing a thick, heavy gold bracelet. Another name for the house is the House of the Wedding of Alexander.

For comprehensive information on Pompeii, see The Fires of Vesuvius, by Mary Beard.

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