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Female Portrait mosaic, Pompeii
The portrait represents a young woman with her hair tied back in a bun. She wears pearl earrings mounted in gold and pearl necklace with pendants of gold and precious stones, indicating her high social standing. The mosaic was found at the center of a floor made of opus sectile from the last years of the city's existence.
Now it is in the Naples National Archaeological Museum
Now it is in the Naples National Archaeological Museum