Today we visited the Archeological Museum, which has some of the best collection of Roman sculptures in the world. Many are copies of Greek sculptures lost to antiquity. And, of course, it contains much of the artworks salvaged from Pompeii.
The "Toro Farnese" is the largest sculpture, made from a single piece of marble. It was painstakingly restored by Michaelangelo and others. For instance, the dog was completely redone.
The mosaics, especially the micro-mosaics, recovered from Pompeii and Herculaneum were outstanding. I tried to capture the detail in the above two pictures, the second being a blowup of the first. My photography doesn't do it justice.
Remember the brick columns in Pompeii. These are better preserved examples.
Surgical equipment found at Pompeii.
A beautiful fresco from Pompeii or Herculaneum.
Yesterday's word of the day: orologio, or watch. The Italians are very stylish, even when it comes to watches.
Today is the last official day of our tour. We leave for an overnight stay in Rome tomorrow, and fly home on Sunday. See you soon.
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