Pompeii’s Power Couple

Pompeii has revealed yet another stunning secret: life-size sculptures of a couple, carved atop a tomb in the city’s Porta Sarno necropolis that was partially destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. The tomb is one of more than 50 cremation burials discovered in the necropolis and consis...

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Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2025, Volume: 51, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B Archäobiologie
B Pompeiana
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Summary:Pompeii has revealed yet another stunning secret: life-size sculptures of a couple, carved atop a tomb in the city’s Porta Sarno necropolis that was partially destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. The tomb is one of more than 50 cremation burials discovered in the necropolis and consists of four niches for […]
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review