As the researchers write, Roman girls wore lunula amulets until marriage to protect themselves from evil. In her right hand, the female figure holds laurel leaves, which Roman priestesses and priests ...

Two life-sized statues have been unearthed in Pompeii, including a bejewelled priestess of the ancient goddess Ceres.

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

Among her carved jewelry are bracelets, a wedding ring, amphora-shaped earrings, and a lunula pendant—an amulet shaped like a crescent moon that Roman girls wore until marriage to ward off evil.