Victim 80. March 2024. Victim found outside Porta Capua / Tower IX in 2002.
Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Victim 80 is an adult male of over 20 years old, probably 20
to 25 years old.
The body was found outside the northern wall at tower IX in
2002.
The victim was found a few metres from another body (Victim
81) and a similar partial cast was obtained from this.
Two iron rings were fixed to the victim's
ankles, probably shackles (compedes), which suggested his
identification with a slave; a bronze armlet was on his left forearm.
See Osanna, N.,
Capurso, A., e Masseroli, S. M., 2021. I Calchi di Pompei da Giuseppe
Fiorelli ad oggi: Studi e Ricerche del PAP 46, p. 505-6, Calco n. 80.
The two iron rings are referred to in this catalogue, and
here on the Palaestra exhibition card, as being found on victim 80, whereas
they are usually displayed on victim 81, but are not mentioned in the catalogue
for that victim.
See Osanna, N.,
Capurso, A., e Masseroli, S. M., 2021. I Calchi di Pompei da Giuseppe
Fiorelli ad oggi: Studi e Ricerche del PAP 46, p. 507-8, Calco n. 81.
Victim 80 right, and victim 81, left, before the cast was finalised.
The casting method used here differed from that of Fiorelli. The upper part of the cavity was excavated exposing the skeleton before the plaster was cast, giving a partial cast of the body resting on the soil beneath but not the upper part.
The cast is also poorly defined,
particularly at the face and left foot, illegible.
Victim 80. March 2024. Two iron rings
were fixed to the victim's ankles, probably shackles (compedes), which
suggested his identification with a slave;
a bronze armlet was worn on his left forearm; these
are shown here.
Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
See Osanna, N.,
Capurso, A., e Masseroli, S. M., 2021. I Calchi di Pompei da Giuseppe
Fiorelli ad oggi: Studi e Ricerche del PAP 46, p. 505-6, Calco n. 80.
The two iron rings are referred to in this catalogue, and on
the Palaestra 2024 exhibition display card, as being found on victim 80,
whereas they are usually displayed on victim 81, but are not mentioned in the
catalogue for that victim.
See Osanna, N.,
Capurso, A., e Masseroli, S. M., 2021. I Calchi di Pompei da Giuseppe
Fiorelli ad oggi: Studi e Ricerche del PAP 46, p. 507-8, Calco n. 81.