The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a ...
Archaeologists have uncovered lifesize sculptures of a man and a woman in a newly excavated tomb in Pompeii’s Porta Sarno ...
Nearly 2,000 years after a volcanic eruption caused hot ash to blanket the city, construction on railway lines revealed a ...
Two life-sized statues have been unearthed in Pompeii, including a bejewelled priestess of the ancient goddess Ceres.
A life-sized statue has been discovered in Pompeii of an ancient Roman woman thought to have been a priestess in a fertility ...
Two very rare, almost-life-sized statues have been discovered during the excavation of a massive tomb in Pompeii.
Two rare and almost life-seized statues have been discover during the digging of a massive tomb in Pompeii, Italy.According ...
The symbolism of the carved accessories of the woman may identify her as a priestess of Ceres, indicating her involvement in ...
Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...
Greek-born sculptor George Petrides presented Greece's UN representative with a sculpture of an ancient Greek female figure ...
Sculptures in ancient Greece were covered with perfume just as bodies were. The practice was known as kosmesis, a “super-adornment” that also involved applying textiles and jewelry.