(MENAFN- AzerNews) Archaeologists have found 13 Nativity-Scene-like terracotta
statuettes during excavations at the Pompeii archaeological site, Azernews reports, citing ANSA.
Although the Christmas creche was obviously not a tradition in
the pagan Roman city, experts believe the statues were arranged in
a way that suggests they were part of an ancient ritual.
The pieces were found in a room in a domus near to the house of
Leda and the Swan, where excavation and restoration work is
ongoing.
The small sculptures are about 15 centimetres high.
They include human figures and they were found in an upright
position on a horizontal plane, probably a shelf.
There is also the clay head of a cockerel, a glass pine cone, an
almond and a walnut.
The room that held them, probably the atrium of the house, also
had decorations that have been discovered on the walls.
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