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Roman fresco from Herculaneum

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10 July 2019
Roman fresco from Herculaneum
Roman fresco from Herculaneum

Roman fresco from Herculaneum. The original yellow color, under the influence of high temperature caused by the Vesuvius eruption in 79 CE, changed its color to red-orange.

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