In ancient Pompeii, archaeologists have discovered two nearly life-size statues carved into a tomb's wall.
It looks like the figures depict a married couple. The woman clutching the laurel leaves may have been a priestess, according to experts. By Sonja Anderson The figures adorn the wall of a tomb found in a necropolis near one of Pompeii’s city gates. Pompeii Archaeological Park Inside a cemetery in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city destroyed by Mount Vesuvius' explosion in 79 CE, two statues that are almost life-size have been found. The figures, according to experts, are a funerary relief of a couple who were buried there. According to a statement from Pompeii Archaeological...