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 ...
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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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A Life-Sized Statue of a Bejeweled Ancient Priestess Is Unearthed in Pompeii
Two life-sized statues have been unearthed in Pompeii, including a bejewelled priestess of the ancient goddess Ceres.
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The Penn Museum Presents Preserving Assyria
Excavating in Nineveh, the ancient Assyrian capital, in what is now Northern Iraq, they discovered 2,700-year-old sculpted marble reliefs depicting the reign of King Sennacherib. Recovery of the ...
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How Akitu or Assyrian New Year was celebrated during ancient times
Ancient Assyrians-Babylonians celebrated the Akitu ... Day Two: Before sunrise, the high priest would take a bath in the Euphrates river, when he comes out, he would put on a white dress to ...
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The 12 days of Assyrian new year celebrations in ancient times
Ancient Assyrians-Babylonians celebrated the Akitu ... Assyrian traditional dress Credit: aap.jpg Day 2: Before sunrise, the high priest would bathe in the Euphrates River; when he came out ...
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Life-size sculptures — of a possible priestess and her husband — found at Pompeii
and will be included in an exhibit highlighting the life of women in ancient Pompeii. The wife has additional accessories suggesting she was a priestess, officials said. Italy Ministry of Culture ...