Rare life-sized statues of toga-clad couple found in Pompeii tomb
Life-sized statues of a man and a woman were discovered in a tomb in Pompeii, researchers said, thousands of years after a deadly volcano wiped out the ancient Roman city . Researchers say the nearly ...
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Archaeologists Uncover Two Nearly Life-Size Statues Carved Into the Wall of a Tomb in Ancient Pompeii
The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a ...
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European court says Italy is the rightful owner of Getty Museum bronze statue
Italy has the right to confiscate a life-size bronze statue dating back to the ... should be confiscated and returned to Italy. The statue, found at the bottom of the Adriatic Sea by fishermen ...
Life-size sculptures — of a possible priestess and her husband — found at Pompeii
Nearly 2,000 years after a volcanic eruption caused hot ash to blanket the city, construction on railway lines revealed a necropolis in the Porta Sarno region of Pompeii, according to two April 1 news ...
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1,700-year-old headless Hercules statue discovered in Italy — here’s where you can see it
Read more: The epic Himalayan pilgrimage: 5 sacred places from Amarnath to Leh’s monasteries Three fragments of the statue were found at the site, but the head of the figure remains missing.