Two life-sized statues were found during the excavations in Pompeii.

03.04.2025 18:30

In excavations of a large tomb in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, which was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, two nearly life-sized statues belonging to a man and a woman were found.

Excavations in a large tomb in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii uncovered two nearly life-sized statues belonging to a man and a woman.

Two life-sized statues were found in the excavations in Pompeii

SHEDDING NEW LIGHT ON THE POWER OF THE PRIESTESSES

Archaeologists stated that the marble funeral statues of a woman and a man wearing a toga shed new light on the power held by the priestesses in the ancient city that was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79.

WILL BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EXHIBITION

The statues will be the highlight of the exhibition 'Essere donna nell'antica Pompei' (Being a Woman in Ancient Pompeii), which will open on April 16, as restoration work begins at the 'Palestra Grande' of the Pompeii excavations. Visitors will be able to observe the delicate procedures during the restoration process carried out throughout the exhibition.

Two life-sized statues were found during the excavations in Pompeii.

In excavations of a large tomb in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, which was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, two nearly life-sized statues belonging to a man and a woman were found.

SHEDDING NEW LIGHT ON THE POWER OF THE PRIESTESSES

WILL BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EXHIBITION

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