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Pompeii cupboard opens window onto life before Vesuvius erupted

Straits Times29 October 2026, 12:11 UTCItaly

ROME, Oct 29 - A cupboard sealed for almost 2,000 years in Pompeii has yielded an intimate snapshot of one resident's life before Mount Vesuvius destroyed the ancient Roman city, from make-up utensils and perfume to coins, cooking pots and childhood amulets.

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