-- Workers opened up a crate full of history at the Museum of Science and Industry on Thursday.
The crate contained an ancient Roman painting from the city of Pompeii. The Cupid fresco is just one of the ancient artifacts you'll see on display when the museum's Pompeii exhibit opens next week.The MSI notes that Cupids are associated with the god of love in classical mythology – and are a common motif seen in ancient art and sculpture.
Pompeii was destroyed by nature in 79 A.D., more than 1,900 years ago. But as the museum notes, it was preserved in a volcanic time capsule after being destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.will take you right to the commercial port city of Pompeii. The museum notes that the exhibition features"treasures, marble and bronze sculptures, jewelry, gladiator armor, weapons, ancient Roman coins, and full body casts of the volcano's victims.