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The skeletal remains of a young woman killed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. The skeleton, unearthed from the ruins of Herculaneum in 1982, was named the "Ring Lady" because of the emerald and ruby rings found on the woman's left hand. Two gold bracelets and gold earrings were also found by the woman's side.

Source: Scanned image from Vesuvius National Park newsletter Vesuvioinrete dated 5 July, 1995. This particular image, property of the Italian government, was taken during the first year of boathouse excavations in Herculaneum in 1982.

Copyright of this image is held by Vesuvius National Park, a property of the Italian government. Free international use of this image, which is more than 20 years old, is permitted under Italian law.

Public domain This image was created and is now in the public domain in Italy, because its term of copyright has expired. According to the Law of 22 April 1941 n. 633, revised by the law of 22 May 2004, n. 128 article 87 and article 92, simple, documentary photographs without creative input of the author enter the public domain after 20 years counted from January 1st of the calendar year following their first publication. Most images, however, enter the public domain 70 years after their author's death.
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