Rare Pompeii Ceiling Restored from Fragments

Archaeologists have painstakingly restored a rare ceiling from Pompeii by assembling about 1,000 fragments, revealing a scene depicting the mythological love story of Dionysus and Ariadne.

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Rare Pompeii Ceiling Is Restored From Fragments, Depicting Scene From Myth

By collecting about 1,000 fragments and painstakingly assembling the pieces, archaeologists restored a scene depicting the popular love story of Dionysus and Ariadne.

By Elisabetta Povoledo

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