An ancient carved stone head, possibly of a Roman god or philosopher, was uncovered beneath a 5th-century church in Rome, Italy.

In her right hand, the female figure holds laurel leaves, which Roman priestesses and priests once used to purify spaces.

(Cult images refer to objects that are worshipped for representing gods.) Brøns is fond of a quote she attributes to the Roman philosopher Cicero, about the treatment of a statue of Artemis. People ...

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

Life-sized statues of a man and a woman were discovered in a tomb in Pompeii, researchers said, thousands of years after a ...

Several of these texts mentioned anointing statues of Greek and Roman deities—including one depicting Artemis, the Greek goddess of wild animals, in Sicily. Statues of rulers, such as Egypt’s ...

A Roman sea god statue had its head cut off during a ritual burial, historians have uncovered. The effigy of Triton was dug up off the A2 in Teynham in September last year but a study has now ...

Archaeologists found a gemstone engraved with the image of the Roman god Mercury, which they believe was part of a 2,000-year-old ring. As the god of trade and transport, Mercury is depicted ...

Nguyen Hieu Tin, known as a prestigious stamp collector, is also the owner of an impressive and unique collection of Ong Dia (Earth Gods) statues. Nguyen Hieu Tin is a talented and outstanding ...