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7.27.2009

Ancient Theater Masks Rediscovered in Pompeii

Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News
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A set of 15 mysterious life-size masks, reminiscent of ancient Roman drama, have been rediscovered in Pompeii after being forgotten for more than two centuries, according to Italian archaeologists who have shown them for the first time at an exhibition in Naples, Italy.

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