New, almost life-size statues discovered in a necropolis in Pompeii. Details about the possible Roman priestess.

"This strange concept of colorless sculptures ... thus helping to create the myth. The colors on most ancient statues had faded by the time they were initially excavated, so it was assumed they ...

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

Archaeologists working at a city in the ancient Roman city ... “Nevertheless, these types of sculptures are very rare in southern Italy. It is even more unusual to find reliefs of priestesses ...

“Nevertheless, these types of sculptures are very rare in southern Italy. It is even more unusual to find reliefs ... the exhibition “Being a Woman in Ancient Pompeii,” which opens in ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York ...