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 high ...

Life-sized statues of a man and a woman were discovered ... a Roman harvest and fertility goddess. Researchers said that it is likely only women from prominent families held this position.

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

Two nearly life-size statues have been discovered ... Ceres is the Roman goddess of agriculture, fertility and motherhood. In Roman religion, she was symbolically connected to the moon, as its ...

the goddess of fertility, agriculture and crops, from which the word “cereal” is derived. The statue of the woman stands next to a similarly life-sized figure of a man, most likely her husband.

Archaeologists say the marble funerary statues of a toga-clad man and ... those worn by priestesses of the cult of Ceres – a goddess of fertility, agriculture and motherly relationships ...

Archaeologists uncovered two life-size statues of a couple in a ... Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, fertility, and motherhood, was symbolically linked to the moon, as its phases were ...