Pompeii Casts. Victim 42 found in I.21.2/6, the Garden of the Fugitives, April 1961.

I.21.6 Pompeii. May 2016. Detail of plaster cast of the impression of a body. Victim 42. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

Victim 42 is thought to be a female, aged 20years or over.

There are traces of drapery on the abdomen.

The body was found on 27th April 1961, located about 5m, towards the north-east, from the group with victim 39.

Maiuri had originally imagined it was the mother of the group containing victims 40 and 41. It is now identified as probably a female.

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. 420-1, Calco n. 42.

I.21.6 Pompeii. Identification of locations of victims 35 to 47 on display in I.22.6.

Photo 2000 courtesy of Lancevortex, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We have added the victim numbers.

I.21.6 Pompeii. May 2015. Plaster cast of the body of victim 42. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.21.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Detail of plaster casts of impressions of bodies. Victim 42.

I.21.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Detail of plaster casts of impressions of bodies. Victim 42 top left, victim 41 centre.