However, the discovery of this ancient statue—and exquisite preservation—was far from certain when the statue was first discovered lying face down in January 2024. “One problem with ...

A retelling of the ancient story of Prince Rama and his wife, Sita, which is celebrated every year at Diwali. Long ago in a kingdom called Ayodhya there lived a king called Dashratha, who had four ...

A life-sized statue has been discovered in Pompeii of an ancient Roman woman thought to have been a priestess in a fertility cult. The statue decorated the façade of a monumental tomb dedicated ...

In ancient Greece and Rome ... “For example, a cult statue of a god or goddess with such decoration placed in a temple, would have given the visitor to the temple the impression that the ...