Pearl earrings from excavation in Pompeii

[BWeaves]

BBC article on the new house being excavated in Pompeii. Here's the whole article. Scroll down for the photo of the pearl earrings.

Pompeii: Spectacular new discoveries unearthed include private spa

A huge private bathhouse is found after lying hidden for 2,000 years under volcanic rock and ash.

www.bbc.com

I'd wear these today.

 

[SteveM]

The pearls are in remarkable condition! Perhaps just a little rub with Pearl Paradise microfiber cloth…

 

[SteveM]

To add that the nacre somehow survived the 1500ºF heat of the pyroclastic gases. The woman must have wrapped her body around the earrings as though they were her child.

For perspective (and understanding of the woman's priorities):

"Roman general (and later emperor) Vitellius was said to have financed an entire military campaign by selling one of his mother’s pearl earrings."

 

[BWeaves]

To add that the nacre somehow survived the 1500ºF heat of the pyroclastic gases. The woman must have wrapped her body around the earrings as though they were her child.

For perspective (and understanding of the woman's priorities):

"Roman general (and later emperor) Vitellius was said to have financed an entire military campaign by selling one of his mother’s pearl earrings."

That was my thought, too.