A life-sized statue has been discovered in Pompeii of an ancient Roman woman thought to have been a priestess in a fertility cult. The statue decorated the façade of a monumental tomb dedicated ...

and then in bronze, she has become an emblem of Irish culture and an enduring symbol of working-class Dublin. But to the familiar folklore of Molly Malone represented in her statue on Suffolk ...

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

Discoveries challenge previous assumptions about Roman influence in the region, revealing extensive Roman activity and ...

The 1.3m tall sandstone statue of a well-dressed colonial gentleman has long attracted controversy and laughter for its depiction of a man urinating, with historians theorising it is a satirical ...

A bronze sculpture of her pushing her cart was erected on Grafton Street in 1988 as part of Dublin’s millennium celebrations and was moved to its current location outside the Dublin Tourist ...

Archaeologists say the marble funerary statues of a toga-clad man and a woman shed new light on the power held by priestesses in the ancient city, which was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted ...

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Archaeologists excavating the Porta Sarno necropolis in Pompeii, Italy, discovered life-sized statues of a man and woman as part of a funerary relief. Experts believe the couple depicted were of ...

Mr. Trump imposed his basic tariff of 10 percent on Britain, while hitting the European Union with 20 percent. That drew sighs of relief from Mr. Starmer’s aides, who said the difference would ...