Two life-sized statues have been unearthed in Pompeii, including a bejewelled priestess of the ancient goddess Ceres.

The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a ...

Nearly 2,000 years after a volcanic eruption caused hot ash to blanket the city, construction on railway lines revealed a ...

Archaeologists excavating the Porta Sarno necropolis in Pompeii, Italy, discovered life-sized statues of a man and woman as ...

A life-sized statue has been discovered in Pompeii of an ancient Roman woman thought to have been a priestess in a fertility ...

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Archaeologists uncovered two life-size statues of a couple in a Pompeii necropolis dated to Rome’s Late Republican period.

Archaeologists have unearthed two almost life-size sculptures during excavations of a tomb in the ancient Roman city of ...

The items suggest she was a priestess of Ceres, officials said. The tomb likely dates to more than 2,000 years ago, officials said. Alfio Giannotti Italy Ministry of Culture Priestesses of Ceres ...