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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...