The hieroglyphs hinted that the occupant of the coffin was a female named Mer-Neith-it-es and was possibly a high priestess at the temple around 600 B.C. when native Egyptians ruled Egypt.

Archaeologists have unearthed two almost life-size sculptures during excavations of a tomb in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. The detailed funerary relics include a female figure believed to have ...

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