--- title: "House of the Golden Bracelet VI.17.42 - Pompeii Online" description: "The terraced House of the Golden Bracelet VI.17.42 is renowned for its garden painting, Bay of Naples views and the exceptional gold bracelet found with a victi" url: "https://www.pompeionline.net/en/buildings-and-places/regio-vi/house-of-the-golden-bracelet-vi-17-42" date: "2026-09-16T12:47:18+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # House of the Golden Bracelet VI.17.42 The **House of the Golden Bracelet** is one of the most important residences in the Insula Occidentalis, the district built along Pompeii’s western edge by exploiting the slope and the city’s ancient walls. The house extended over three terraced levels, allowing the lower rooms to open towards views of the Bay of Naples. The upper floor, at street level, followed the traditional atrium-house plan, while the lower levels contained refined living rooms and spaces overlooking the gardens. Particularly celebrated is the decoration of a room opening onto the garden, which preserved an exceptional garden painting populated by plants, flowers and birds. The painted scene visually enlarged the real space, creating the illusion of being immersed in vegetation. The house takes its name from the discovery of an extraordinary solid-gold bracelet weighing approximately **610 grams**, decorated with snake heads and a medallion depicting Selene. The jewel was found on one of the victims of the eruption. Numerous gold and silver coins were recovered in the same area, probably belonging to people who had tried to carry valuables with them as they fled. These finds make the house a particularly affecting source of evidence for Pompeii’s final hours. 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