Plaster casts of actual human figures from the devastating volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, Pompeii, near Naples, Italy

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Pompeii Archaeological Park, Via Villa dei Misteri, Pompeii, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy
Photo credit: © Simon Lane / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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