Egyptian Vase Found In Ruins Of Pompeii 'Street Kitchen'

The glazed ceramic vessel, which was decorated with hunting scenes, was seemingly used as a food storage container in a popina , or food stand.

During excavations of a Pompeii food stand known as the Thermopolium del Gallo (Thermopolium of the Rooster), archaeologists came across a curious object: an ornate vase with Egyptian origins. Normally found in gardens or wealthy estates, the vase was seemingly used as a storage container by the owners of a “fast food” shop.

What’s more, the way the shop slowly collapsed around the vase during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. made it so that the Thermopolium del Gallo seems frozen on the deadliest day in Pompeii’s existence.

The Egyptian Vase Unearthed From The Rubble Of A Pompeii Fast Food Store

According to a statement from the