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Pompeii wardrobe sealed for 2,000 years reveals perfume and child's necklace

Archaeologists in Pompeii have found a wooden wardrobe sealed since Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79, inside a home on the busy Via dell'Abbondanza. It held tweezers, a glass perfume bottle, an incense burner, a bronze lantern, 38 bronze coins and cooking pots. The standout find is a child's crepundia necklace with over 20 charms depicting gods including Bes and Mercury.

Pompeii wardrobe sealed for 2,000 years reveals perfume and child's necklace

This summary is based on reporting by The Guardian.

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